Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has suggested ‘One-Grid Approach’ to improve connectivity in the Northeast region.
Addressing the 73rd Plenary of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Shillong on Thursday, Lalduhoma said that connectivity should be pursued through a comprehensive “One-Grid Approach,” integrating roads, railways, air links, waterways, power, telecommunications and logistics into a coordinated development framework.
He mentioned that wthe Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project nearing completion, the region must prepare institutionally and socially to harness emerging opportunities. He urged the Ministry of DoNER to support investment-readiness and trade-readiness programmes, skill development, entrepreneurship promotion, border infrastructure, logistics hubs and community confidence-building initiatives.
Lalduhoma said tourism should be developed through a common Northeast tourism circuit with unified branding and facilitation mechanisms.
“The Northeast can emerge as a major logistics and trade gateway through the Act East Policy and the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway,” he said.
In his address, the Chief Minister stated that the Prime Minister’s Act East Policy provides a strong and visionary framework for the development of the Northeast. He observed that the region is strategically positioned to become a major driver of India’s future growth, endowed with rich natural resources, vibrant human capital and unique cultural heritage.
He also submitted the Final Report of the High-Level Task Force on the Northeast Economic Corridor (NEEC), constituted under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The Chief Minister also expressed gratitude for the recognition of Mizoram as the “Ginger Capital of India” and for the support extended to the Mizoram Ginger USP Project. He highlighted the importance of successfully implementing the proposed Thenzawl Peace City, which has the potential to emerge as a major centre for tourism, education, healthcare, sports and agro-based development.
