Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that a new expressway from Siliguri to Silchar to be announced soon, which will give a connectivity boost in the state.
“The formal announcement of a new Expressway from Siliguri to Silchar will be made soon. This will completely transform transportation in Assam,” the Chief Minister said.
The proposed express corridor will start at Srirampur on Assam-Bengal border.
A four-lane road project from Baihata Chariali to Mission Chariali will also begin soon, he added.
The journey from the Assam-Bengal border to Silchar will take only 6-7 hours, he added.
Sarma made the announcement at a special media conclave organised by the BJP at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan in Guwahati to mark completion of 12 years of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister. The event was titled “12 Years of Trust, Development and Public Welfare”.
The Chief Minister credited the Narendra Modi government for significantly boosting Assam’s financial growth. He said that between 2006 and 2026, Assam received Rs 1.7 lakh crore from the Centre, while central assistance between 2016 and 2026 alone stood at Rs 5.5 lakh crore.
Highlighting social progress, Sarma claimed that around 80 lakh people in Assam have been lifted out of poverty in 2022-23. He also pointed to a sharp decline in maternal mortality, stating that the number of maternal deaths per lakh births has dropped from 480 to 84.
