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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari met the Governor of Assam Prof. Jagdish Mukhi Raj Bhavan in Guwahati and discussed the infrastructure projects being implemented across the state.
During the meeting, the minister briefed the governor about his ministry’s plan to utilize the Brahmaputra for transport and development of business and trade activities and how to utilize the enormous potential of the river.
Gadkari also said that his ministry is working to set up modern centers for driving training, driver simulation training etc. in the state.
The minister also reported on the policy of elimination and production of ethanol and methanol from bamboo and other organisms.
He also said that there is a need to establish an International Design and Production Center for Bamboo.
Therefore, the plan is on the anvil to push bamboo and cane based industries to utilize the abundant bamboo and cane in North East India, especially Assam.
He also stressed on agricultural mechanization especially the processing of apple trees which have huge export potential.
The governor of Assam informed the minister about his visit to the border areas and the need for the development of border infrastructure.
The union minister confirmed that steps will be taken to strengthen the economic infrastructure in the border areas.
In the meeting, Gadkari focused on North East India especially Assam for logistics and major connectivity.
(Only the title and image of this report may have been edited by Business Standard staff; the rest of the content was pulled directly from an aggregated feed.)
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