Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Last updated

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Government of India logo.svg
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region India.svg
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 2001
Jurisdiction Government of India
Headquarters Vigyan Bhavan Annexe, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi -110 011.
Annual budget₹5,892 crore (US$710 million) (2023-24 Budget Est.)
Ministers responsible
Website mdoner.gov.in

The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region is a Government of India ministry, established in September 2001, which functions as the nodal Department of the Central Government to deal with matters related to the socio-economic development of the eight States of Northeast India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. [1] It acts as a facilitator between the Central Ministries/ Departments and the State Governments of the North Eastern Region in the economic development including removal of infrastructural bottlenecks, provision of basic minimum services, creating an environment for private investment and to remove impediments to lasting peace and security in the North Eastern Region.

Contents

The current Minister of Development of North Eastern Region is Jyotiraditya Scindia. [2]

Functions and responsibilities

The Department of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) was created in 2001 and was accorded the status of a full-fledged ministry in May 2004. The ministry is mainly concerned with the creation of infrastructure for economic development of North-Eastern region.

Main activities/functions of the DoNER.

Organisations

The ministry has following organisations functioning under it: [4]

Cabinet Ministers

No.PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency		Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
1 Arun Shourie cropped.jpg Arun Shourie
(born 1941)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		1 September
2001		29 January
2003		1 year, 150 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2 C. P. Thakur PIB 2004 (cropped).jpg C. P. Thakur
(born 1931)
MP for Patna 		29 January
2003		22 May
2004		1 year, 114 days
3 P. R. Kyndiah (cropped).jpg Paty Ripple Kyndiah
(1928–2015)
MP for Shillong 		23 May
2004		24 October
2006		2 years, 154 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
4 Mani Shankar Aiyar addressing the Press Conference on 4th NE Business Summit (cropped).jpg Mani Shankar Aiyar
(born 1941)
MP for Mayiladuthurai 		24 October
2006		22 May
2009		2 years, 210 days
5 B. K. Handique (cropped).png Bijoy Krishna Handique
(1934–2015)
MP for Jorhat 		28 May
2009		12 July
2011		2 years, 45 days Manmohan II
6 Paban Singh Ghatowar at the 2013 Horasis Global India Business Meeting crop.jpg Paban Singh Ghatowar
(born 1950)
MP for Dibrugarh
(MoS, I/C)		12 July
2011		26 May
2014		2 years, 318 days
7 India's Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh (15760995677) (cropped).jpg General
V. K. Singh (Retd.)
PVSM AVSM YSM ADC
(born 1950)
MP for Ghaziabad
(MoS, I/C)		26 May
2014		9 November
2014		167 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
8 Jitendra Singh.jpg Jitendra Singh
(born 1956)
MP for Udhampur
(MoS, I/C)		9 November
2014		30 May
2019		6 years, 240 days
31 May
2019		7 July
2021		 Modi II
9 G.Kishan Reddy.jpg G. Kishan Reddy
(born 1964)
MP for Secunderabad 		7 July
2021		9 June
2024		2 years, 338 days
10 Jyotiraditya Scindia (cropped).jpg Jyotiraditya Scindia
(born 1971)
MP for Guna 		12 June
2024		Incumbent172 days Modi III

Ministers of State

No.PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency		Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
1 Tapan Sikdar (cropped).jpg Tapan Sikdar
(1944–2014)
MP for Dum Dum 		29 January
2003		22 May
2004		1 year, 114 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2 B. L. Verma with PM Modi 2021 (cropped).jpg B. L. Verma
(born 1961)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		7 July
2021		9 June
2024		2 years, 338 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
3 Sukanta Majumdar - Kolkata 2022-08-04 0400.jpg Dr. Sukanta Majumdar
(born 1979)
MP for Balurghat 		10 June
2024		Incumbent174 days Modi III

Northeast India connectivity projects

Commerce with South and East Asian nations accounts for almost 45% of India's foreign trade. [5] [6] Myanmar and ASEAN nations are part of India's Look East policy. [7] [8] [9] India is part of ASEAN+6, Asia Cooperation Dialogue, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Asian Clearing Union, Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Initiative, BIMSTEC, East Asia Summit, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, SAARC, South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Asian Highway Network and the Trans-Asian Railway network. [10] [11]

Major initiatives covered are Transport between India and Bangladesh, Bangladesh–India border, India-Myanmar barrier, Bhutan–India border, McMahon Line, etc.

Bridges

Roads

International roads

NE has 5,000 km border with Nepal, Bhutan, China, Bangladesh and Myanmar while being isolated and connected to rest of India by 20 km narrow chicken-neck Siliguri Corridor. [12]

Strategic National Highways (NH)

13,500 km were NH out of total 3,76,819 km of road length in NE (March 2012). [12]

Other roads

  • North Eastern Council inter-state projects and roads: [29]
    • 47 new inter-state roads of 1,666 km costing ₹ 50,000 million (equivalent to ₹70 billionorUS$840 million in 2023), of which 4 were taken within plan ending March 2017. [12]
    • 2014 to Dec 2017: [15] [16]
      • ₹ 23,090 million (equivalent to ₹32 billionorUS$390 million in 2023) projects executed,
      • ₹ 5,790 million (equivalent to ₹8.1 billionorUS$97 million in 2023) to ₹ 9,690 million (equivalent to ₹14 billionorUS$160 million in 2023) rise in the annual budget.
      • 56 to 138 increase in the number of projects, incl. Bramputra Study Centre established to research river ecosystem.
  • PMGSY roads in NE, including border village roads]. [30] Relaxation to be given to the minimum 250 people habitation in case of villages within 50 km of border. [12]

Railway

Air

Airports development

NER Airports. [36] The Indian government upgraded 12 non-operational airports into operational airports in NE (May 2017, work started on 8 airports in 2014). [37] [38] LGBIA Guwahati will operate as the inter-regional hub and Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala, Dibrugarh Airport and Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Imphal, will operate as intra-regional hubs by extending runways and apron, and by building terminal building and maintenance hangars at these airports. [38] Three new greenfield under-construction airports are Itanagar Holangi Airport, Pakyong Airport-Operationalized (Sikkim) and Chiethu Airport (Nagaland). [38]

Airports development phase-I (fy2016-17 to fy2019-20)

Airports Authority of India (AAI) will spend ₹ 25,000 million (equivalent to ₹35 billion,US$420 million or €430 million in 2023) between 2018 and 2020, including the following will be completed by 2019-20 (c. Dec 2017): [39] [40]

Airports development phase-II (fy2018-19 to -)

The central government will invest a further ₹ 80,000 million (equivalent to ₹110 billion,US$1.3 billion or €1.4 billion in 2023) to develop more NR airports. [40] Several advanced landing ground heliports will be upgraded to dual army-civilian airports. [40] This likely includes the following: [42] [37] [38]

Flights

Among airports in Northeast India, the following were connected under UDAN:

UDAN flights

UDAN Phase-I flights started at Shillong Airport, Dimapur Airport, Bir Tikendrajit International Airport, Silchar Airport, Lengpui Aizawl Airport and Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport. [40]

UDAN Phase-II flights starting date–TBA

Other flights

2014–2017 NEC plan proposes to work towards starting the following flights: [12]

Waterways

International NE waterways

Inland National waterways in NE

Power

As of December 2017, ₹ 98,650 million (equivalent to ₹140 billion,US$1.7 billion or €1.7 billion in 2023) power transmission grid project approved in 2014 is being implemented of which 2,540 km lines already laid, and 16 hydro power projects of 5676 MW being implemented and additional 694 MW projects already implemented. [15] [16]

Tourism

Projects include approval of ₹ 2,070 million (equivalent to ₹2.9 billion,US$35 million or €36 million in 2023) in 2016 to prevent erosion of world's largest riverine island of Majuli, development of Spiritual Circuit in Manipur, Tourist Circuit in Sikkim, Tribal Circuit in Nagaland and Umiam Lake in meghalaya (Dec 2017 update). [15] [16]

Look-East Connectivity

Commerce with South and East Asian nations accounts for almost 45% of India's foreign trade. [5] [6] Myanmar and ASEAN nations are part of India's Look East policy. [46] [47] [48] India is part of ASEAN+6, Asia Cooperation Dialogue, Asian Clearing Union, Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Initiative, BIMSTEC, East Asia Summit, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, SAARC, South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Asian Highway Network and the Trans-Asian Railway network. [10] [11]

Seaport development

See also Extreme points of India

India-Myanmar-China Stilwell Road revival

Discussions are also proceeding on reopening the World War II-era Stilwell Road linking India's Assam state with China's Yunnan province through Myanmar. [11]

India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway

India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway, also known as the East-West Economic Corridor, [49] is a 3,200 km (2,000 mi) from India to Vietnam highway under construction under India's Look East policy, that will connect Moreh, India with Mae Sot, Thailand via Myanmar. [50] It is AH1 of Asian Highway Network. The road is expected to boost trade and commerce in the ASEAN–India Free Trade Area, as well as with the rest of Southeast Asia. India has also proposed extending the highway to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. [51]

India and ASEAN have plans to extend this route to Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam as this connectivity will generate annually, an estimated US$70 billion in incremental GDP and 20 million in incremental aggregate employment by 2025, and India has offered US$1 billion line-of-credit for this project (c. Dec 2017). [52]

Imphal-Moreh-Mandalay national highway upgrade

Imphal-Moreh-Mandalay Highway currently exists. In May 2017, the Indian Ministry of Road Transport and Highway stated that it would spend an estimated ₹ 7,500 million (equivalent to ₹11 billionorUS$130 million in 2023) to upgrade roads and highways in North East India in order to boost the region's connectivity with Myanmar and Bangladesh. Among these projects, the Ministry plans to widen the 108 km (67 mi) Imphal-Moreh highway in Manipur which currently serves as an important trade route between India and Myanmar. [53] This would provide the Manipur's capital city of Imphal with direct access to the trilateral highway. [53]

Zokhawthar-Mandalay road strengthening

Mizoram-Kalemyo Highway is a road widening and strengthening project planned by India. In May 2017, the Indian Ministry of Road Transport also plans to construct a 120 km (75 mi) highway linking Zokhawthar-Rikhawdar (also called "Rih") near Champhai, a border town in Mizoram, with the trilateral highway at Kalemyo. This will serve as a second route providing direct connectivity from Mizoram to the trilateral highway. [53]

Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Border Road

The Mago-Thingbu–Vijaynagar Border Highway, also known as Arunachal Frontier Highway, [54] in Arunachal Pradesh India is a 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) road proposed to be built along the McMahon Line [55] (international border between India and China) by the Government of India at the cost of INR40,000 crore (approx. US$6.5 billion [18] as per 2014 prices). [19] Currently, along the alignment of this proposed road there is "little habitation" and there are only "small stretches of minor roads". [55] An assessment by the Ministry of Defence (India) in 2013 found that of the 503 stretches on the borders planned to be completed by 2022, only 17 were complete and work was underway on just 50.[ citation needed ] In 2014 October, Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs of India was trying to expedite the project along with another proposed highway East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh [54] in Arunachal Pradesh [19] as he said "I am proposing to undertake this road along with another in the foothill areas of Arunachal Pradesh state from Bhairabkunda in Assam located at the tri-junction of Bhutan, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh to Ruksin in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh state which will serve as an industrial corridor for the people residing in the foothill areas of the state". [19]

Manipur-Mandalay bus service from 2018

Manipur-Mandalay bus service is pending subject to the signing of motor vehicle agreement. In September 2017, Indian ambassador to Myanmar announced that an Imphal-Mandalay India-Myanmar bus service will commence from 2018 after India and Myanmar sign the motor vehicle agreement. [56]

Imphal-Kalay-Mandalay flight

Imphal-Kalay-Mandalay flight is a proposed air service. In September 2017, Indian ambassador to Myanmar also proposed that a flight service from Imphal in Manipur to Mandalay via stopover in Kalay (Kalaymyo) in Sagaing Division of Myanmar could be started under UDAN regional connectivity scheme. [56] It was proposed to DoNER in 2012 and a successful trial run was conducted in December 2015. [57]

Tinsukia-Myitkyina railway

Myanmar railway map Railway map of Myanmar.png
Myanmar railway map

Tinsukia-Myitkyina railway is a proposed new railway link between the existing rail stations at Tinsukia-Doom Dooma in Assam state of India and Myitkyina in Kachin State of Myanmar, by laying new rail track via Shin Bway Yang and Sumprabum. Indian Railways uses broad gauge (1,676 mm or 5 ft 6 in) and Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia use narrow gauge (1 meter). In December 2017, India offered a US$1 billion line of credit to build connections to ASEAN nations. [58]

Imphal-Kalaymyo railway

Imphal-Kalaymyo railway is a proposed new railway link between the existing rail stations at Imphal in Manipur of India and Kalay in Myanmar. Indian Railways uses broad gauge (1,676 mm or 5 ft 6 in) and Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia use narrow gauge (1 meter). In December 2017, India offered a US1 billion line of credit to build connections to ASEAN nations. [58]

Aizawl-Wuntho railway

Aizawl-Wuntho railway is a proposed new railway link between the existing railway station at Wuntho in Myanmar and by extending the under construction Bairabi–Sairang line via Aizawl-Champhai in Mizoram of India to Wuntho in Myanmar which currently goes further north up to Myitkyina towards China–Myanmar border. These are to be taken up with assistance of India's 1 billion line of credit for connections to ASEAN nations. [58]

Aizawl-Kalaymyo railway

Aizawl-Kalaymyo railway is a proposed new railway link between the existing railway station Kalay in Myanmar and by extending the under construction Bairabi–Sairang line via Aizawl-Champhai in Mizoram of India to Kalay in Myanmar. These are to be taken up with assistance of India's 1 billion line of credit for connections to ASEAN nations. [58]

Aizawl-Kyauktaw-Sittwe railway

Aizawl-Kyauktaw-Sittwe railway is a proposed new railway link between the existing Kyauktaw-Sittwe railway in Myanmar and by extending the under construction Bairabi–Sairang line via Aizawl-Lunglei-Lawngtlai in Mizoram of India to Sittwe Port in Myanmar developed by India. Kyauktaw to Minbu is an under construction railway to link Sittwe with the exiting Myanmar railway network. These are to be taken up with assistance of India's 1 billion line of credit for connections to ASEAN nations. [58]

India-Myanmar-Thailand railway

Thailand rail map Thailand rail map.gif
Thailand rail map

India-Myanmar-Thailand railway is a proposed new railway link, parts of which already exist, by constructing missing links between Aizawl and Imphal to Myanmar railway network and by linking existing railway lines in southern Myanmar to the Thailand rail network in 2 locations:

India-Myanmar-Thailand-Laos railway

India-Myanmar-Thailand-Laos railway is a proposed new railway link, parts of which already exist, by constructing missing links between Aizawl and Imphal to Myanmar railway network and Myanmar-to-Thailand to connect railway in Laos. Laos only has one railway station in the whole nation, located 20 km east of Vientiane, that was built by State Railway of Thailand during 2007-09 by extending its metre-gauge network across the Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge from Thanaleng Railway Station in Thailand. [59] Test trains began running on July 4, 2008, [60] and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand formally inaugurated the line on March 5, 2009. [61] [62] There is also an under-construction (2017) Keng Tung railway line in east Myanmar that can be extended to Laos in future.

Laos-Vietnam railway: In 2012, an agreement for the construction of 220-kilometre $5 billion line, from Savannakhet in south Laos to Port of Vũng Ang in Vietnam, via Mụ Giạ Pass and Tan Ap (intersects Vietnam railway network), was awarded to a Malaysian company "Giant Consolidated Limited" to complete the construction from 2013 to 2017. [63] [64] By December 2016, installation of corridor posts along the proposed railway right-of-way was completed. [65] In future, Savannakhet is planned to be connected to the existing railway in Thailand at Khon Kaen or Ubon Ratchathani.

India-Myanmar-Thailand-Cambodia railway

Cambodia railway map

India-Myanmar-Thailand-Cambodia railway link is a proposed new railway link, parts of which already exist, by constructing missing links between Aizawl and Imphal to Myanmar railway network, to Thailand, to Combodia to connect the rail network in Cambodia. Cambodia has existing rail link with Thailand at Poipet (Krong Poi Pet), though train services is currently suspended (2017).

India-Myanmar-Thailand-Cambodia-Vietnam railway

Vietnam railway map Vietnam Railway Map.png
Vietnam railway map

India-Myanmar-Thailand-Cambodia-Vietnam railway is a proposed new railway link, parts of which already exist, by constructing missing links between Aizawl and Imphal to Myanmar railway network, to Thailand, to Combodia to connect Vietnam Railways. Cambodia has existing rail link with Thailand at Poipet (Krong Poi Pet) though train services is currently suspended (2017) and Phnom Penh-Hoa Lu-Dĩ An connection with Vietnam is under construction (2017), while there is no current or planned rail connection to Laos. Indian Railways uses broad gauge (1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)) and Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia use meter gauge (1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)).

India-Myanmar-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore railway

Malaysia railway map

India-Myanmar-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore railway is a proposed new railway link as part of the Trans-Asian Railway, parts of which already exist, by using existing metre-gauge connections of Thai railway network to railway network in Malaysia (at Palang Besar in north west and Tumpat in north east Malaysia) and Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail (being constructed between 2017 and 2026 [66] ). Two rail crossings along the Malaysian-Thai border are:

India-Bangladesh Sabroom-Cox Bazar railway

Bangladesh railway map Map Bangladesh RoadRail.png
Bangladesh railway map

This will extend the existing Sabroom in south Tripura on the border of Bangladesh to Khagrachari-Rangamati-Bandarban district headquarters in the tribal areas of Chittagong Hill Tracts, joining the existing Chittagong-Satkania track at Satkania and proceeding further on the new track to the Cox's Bazar which is one of the official port for transit to India.

India-Bangladesh Baraiya-Zokhawtar railway

This will extend the existing Sabroom in south Tripura on the border of Bangladesh to Baraiya (southwest Tripura)-Chaggalnaiya (Bangladesh)-Manu Bazar (South Tripura)-Sabroom-Khargachari-Magrum-Nunsri Lunglei-Aizawl-Zokhawtar-Kalemo.

India-Bangladesh Bandarban-Tuiping railway

Route for this will be Bandarban (Bangladesh)-Tuiping (Mizoram)-Niawhtlang (Mizoram-Burma border)-Gangaw (Myanmar).

India-Bangladesh Shillong-Sylhet railway

Route for this will be Shillong and Dawki in India to Sylhet in Bangladesh.

India-Bangladesh Dhubri-Jaria railway

Route for this will be Dhubri, Tura, Barengapara and Durgapur in India to Jaria in Bangladesh.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mizoram</span> State in northeastern India

Mizoram is a landlocked state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its capital and largest city. It covers an area of 21,087 square kilometres which 91% of the area is covered by forests, making it the most heavily forested state in India. With an estimated population of 1.25 million in 2023, it is the second least populated state in India. With an urbanisation rate of 51.5% it is the most urbanised state in northeast India, ranking fifth in urbanisation nationwide. It shares 722-kilometre (449 mi) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar to the east and south, with domestic borders with the Indian states of Assam, Manipur, and Tripura. One of the two official languages and most widely spoken tongue is Mizo, which serves as a lingua franca among various ethnic communities who speak a variety of other Tibeto-Burman or Indo-Aryan languages. Mizoram is home to the highest percentage of scheduled tribes in India, with the Mizo people forming the majority.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northeast India</span> Group of Northeastern Indian states

Northeast India, officially the North Eastern Region (NER), is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political administrative division of the country. It comprises eight states—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, and the "brother" state of Sikkim.

Sairang is a town in the Aizawl district of the Indian state of Mizoram.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Agricultural University</span> Agricultural university in Manipur, India

Central Agricultural University is an agricultural university at Lamphelpat, Imphal in the Indian state of Manipur.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lengpui Airport</span> Airport in Aizawl, India

Lengpui Airport is a domestic airport serving Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, India. Located in Lengpui within the Mamit district, the airport lies approximately 32 km north of Aizawl. It offers flights connecting to Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Imphal and Silchar. Notably, Lengpui Airport is the first in India to be constructed by a State Government. The airport is also known as Aizawl Airport or Aizawl–Lengpui Airport, reflecting its role in serving Aizawl.

The East–West Economic corridor is an economic development program initiated in order to promote development and integration of 5 Southeast Asian countries, namely: Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The concept was agreed upon in 1998 at the Ministerial Conference of the Greater Mekong Subregion, organized in Manila, the Philippines. This corridor became operational on December 12, 2006.

Moreh is a border town located on the India–Myanmar border in Tengnoupal district of the Indian state of Manipur. As a rapidly developing international trade point with the integrated customs and international immigration checkpoint, Moreh plays an important role in India's Look East Policy, trade and commerce under ASEAN–India Free Trade Area, India-Myanmar relationship, India–Myanmar–Thailand road connectivity, and Trans-Asian Railway connectivity.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">India–Myanmar relations</span> Bilateral relations

India–Myanmar relations, also known as the Indo–Burmese relations, are the bilateral relations between the Republic of India and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. These relations encompass the political, economic and socio-cultural relations that exist between the two neighboring Asian countries. Political relations have improved considerably since 1993, overcoming tensions related to drug trafficking, the suppression of democracy and the rule of the military junta in Myanmar. Political leaders from both countries meet regularly on a bilateral basis and within the ASEAN Plus Six community. Economic relations are considerable with India representing Myanmar's 4th largest export market and the country's 5th largest import partner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transport in Yunnan</span>

The transport infrastructure of Yunnan is served by numerous transport modes, and forms an integral part of the structure Yunnan Province and the Southwest of China. Yunnan is served by several civilian airports and a major highway and rail network. The province is served by a network of bus routes that radiates from the capital city, Kunming.

Zote is a village in Champhai block of Champhai District, Mizoram state, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project</span> Connection of seaports in India and Myanmar

The Kaladan Road Project is a US$484 million project connecting the eastern Indian seaport of Kolkata with Sittwe seaport in Rakhine State, Myanmar by sea. In Myanmar, it will then link Sittwe seaport to Paletwa in Chin State via the Kaladan river boat route, and then from Paletwa by road to Mizoram state in Northeast India. All components of the project, including Sittwe port and power, river dredging, Paletwa jetty, have been completed, except the under construction Zorinpui-Paletwa road. Originally, the project was scheduled to be completed by 2014, but end-to-end project is expected to be fully operational only by December 2023 as per November 2023 update.

The Bairabi–Sairang line is a 51 kilometres (32 mi) long railway line from Bairabi to Sairang under the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways.

Arunachal Frontier Highway (AFH), officially notified as the National Highway NH-913 and also called Bomdila-Vijaynagar Highway (BVH), connecting Bomdila Airstrip ALG & HQ in northwest to Vijaynagar Airstrip ALG & HQ in southeast via Nafra HQ-Sarli HQ-Huri Helipad ALG & HQ-Nacho HQ-Mechuka Airstrip ALG & HQ-Monigong HQ-Jido -Hunli HQ-Hayuliang Airstrip ALG HQ-Chenquenty-Hawai HQ-Miao HQ including 800 km greenfield section and network of new tunnels & bridges, is a 2-lane paved-shoulder under-construction national highway along the India-China LAC-McMahon Line border in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The 1,748 km-long (1,086 mi) highway itself will cost ₹27,000 crore and total cost including 6 additional inter-corridors is ₹40,000 crore. In some places, this highway will run as close as 20 km from the LAC. To be constructed by MoRTH in 9 packages, all packages will be approved by the end of FY 2024-25 and construction will be completed in 2 years by 31 March 2027. Of the total route, 800km is greenfield, rest brownfield will be upgraded and tunnels will be built. This highway in the north & east Arunachal along the China border would complement the Trans-Arunachal Highway and the Arunachal East-West Corridor as major highways spanning the whole state, pursuing the Look East connectivity policy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Highway 2 (India)</span> National highway in India

National Highway 2 is a national highway in India that runs from Dibrugarh in Assam to Tuipang in Mizoram. This national highway passes through the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. This national highway is 1,325.6 km (823.7 mi) long. Before renumbering of national highways, NH-2 was variously numbered as old national highways 37, 61, 39, 150 and 54.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tourism in Northeast India</span>

Northeast India consists of eight states: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. Tourism in this area is based around the unique Himalayan landscape and culture distinct from the rest of India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway</span> Planned road in Asia

India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway, 1,360 km (850 mi) long route, is a 4-lane highway under construction under India's Look East policy that will connect Moreh, India with Mae Sot, Thailand via Myanmar. Imphal-Mandalay-Bangkok 1,813 km (1,127 mi) route, consisting of Imphal-Mandalay 584 km (363 mi) and Mandalay-Bangkok 1,397 km (868 mi), is a highway in good condition except for 101 km (63 mi) part of 120 km (75 mi) long Kalewa-Yagyi stretch being built to 2-lane in each direction highway by India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zokhawthar</span> Village in Mizoram, India

Zokhawthar is a border town in the Champhai district of Mizoram state of India.

Bairabi railway station serves Bairabi city in Kolasib district, Mizoram. Its code is BHRB. The station consists of 3 platforms. Bairabi is one of the railhead of Mizoram and connected with a broad-gauge line. The 84.25 km broad-gauge railway line from Katakhal Junction to Bairabi, was completed on 21 March 2016.

The Lungleng river, also known as the Lungleng Lui, is a river of Mizoram, northeastern India. It flows in a southerly direction towards Myanmar.

Hmawngbuchhuah is a village in Lawngtlai Block in the Lawngtlai district in the state of Mizoram, India.

References

  1. ↑ "About us". Mdoner.gov.in.
  2. ↑ "New Ministers assume office; PM to hold 1st meeting of expanded cabinet". The Indian Awaaz. AMN. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region". Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Asia Times Online :: South Asia news - India rediscovers East Asia". Atimes.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. 1 2 "Sino-Indian relations". Atimes.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Vietnam among pillars of India's "Look East" policy". English.vietnamnet.vn. Vietnam News Agency. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Modi govt to give greater push to India's Look East Policy, says Sushma Swaraj". Firstpost . 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sushma Swaraj tells Indian envoys to Act East and not just Look East". The Economic Times . 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014.
  10. 1 2 Administrator. "India's 'Look East' Policy Pays off". Globalpolicy.org. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan". Atimes.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "NEC Final plan 2017" (PDF). Necouncil.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "About Ministry" . Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Roads from NLCPR | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Live PM Modi in Meghalaya, Mizoram and North East, Financial Express, 16 Dec 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PM Modi approves new central scheme to plug infras gaps for the Northeast, Economic Times, 16 Dec 2017.
  17. ↑ Arunachal Dy CM Lays Foundation Stone of Bridge over Bari River Archived 22 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine , North East Today, 11 Dec 2017.
  18. 1 2 Ankit Panda. "Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border". Thediplomat.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju". Live Mint. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  20. ↑ Is hectic highway building in Arunachal Pradesh leading to more landslides?, Scroll, 14 July 2017.
  21. ↑ Transarunachal highway upgraded, Indian Express.
  22. ↑ "Border Roads | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India". Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  23. ↑ "73 roads of operational significance being built along China border: Kiren Rijiju", The Economic Times, 18 July 2017.
  24. ↑ Sushant Singh, "China border roads hobbling, 12 years later, 21 of 73 ready", Indian Express, 11 July 2017.
  25. ↑ India building bridges in Arunachal for LAC access, Economic Times, 18 Dec 2017.
  26. ↑ "For year-round border security, India plans tunnels on China border.", Economic Times, 6 November 2017.
  27. ↑ "Voyants". Voyants.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  28. ↑ Lessons from Sisen and laptap, Arunachal Times, 14 Nov 2017.
  29. ↑ "Roads from NEC | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India". Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  30. ↑ "PMGSY in NER | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India". Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  31. ↑ "Railways in NER | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India". Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  32. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  33. ↑ "Completed | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India". Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  34. ↑ "Underway | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India". Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  35. 1 2 3 4 5 North East to get better Indian Railways connectivity! 5 major rail projects lined up, Financial Express, July 17, 2020.
  36. ↑ "Status & Future Plans | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India". Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  37. 1 2 12 airports in Northeast India set to get a boost, North East Today, 14 May 2017.
  38. 1 2 3 4 Government Considering Setting up of Three Greenfield Airports in Northeast, NDTV, 13 Aug 2014.
  39. 1 2 3 4 5 Steps taken to strengthen North East states air connectivity: Authority of India, Economic Times, 18 Dec 2017.
  40. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Northeast airports facelift: Government may invest Rs 8,000 crore more, Economic Times, 20 Dec 2017.
  41. ↑ Guwahati airport to be upgraded for international operations, Economic Times, 19 Dec 2017.
  42. ↑ China border upgrade: 6 airports in Arunachal, Indian Express, 2015.
  43. ↑ "Inland Waterways in NER | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India". Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  44. ↑ "Development of Potential Waterways | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India". Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  45. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  46. ↑ "Vietnam among pillars of India's "Look East" policy". english.vietnamnet.vn. Vietnam News Agency. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  47. ↑ "Modi govt to give greater push to India's Look East Policy, says Sushma Swaraj". Firstpost . 25 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  48. ↑ "Sushma Swaraj tells Indian envoys to Act East and not just Look East". The Economic Times. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014.
  49. ↑ "Myanmar Road Project Hooks 1.8 Billion Baht From Thailand". The Irrawaddy. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  50. ↑ "All you want to know about Delhi to Bangkok Road Trip - Myths & Reality". Tripoto. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  51. ↑ "Highway pact after car rally". Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
  52. ↑ Asean in talks to take IMT highway up to Vietnam, 12 Dec 2017.
  53. 1 2 3 Bose, Pratim Ranjan (24 February 2017). "₹7,500-crore road network to boost North-East economy". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  54. 1 2 "Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways". Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  55. 1 2 "Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border". Dipak Kumar Dash. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  56. 1 2 Imphal-Mandalay bus service likely to begin from next year., Imphal Times, 9 Sept 2017.
  57. ↑ Imphal-Mandalay bus service trial run, Dec 2015.
  58. 1 2 3 4 5 India proposed $1 billion credit for connectivity with ASEAN: Nitin Gadkari, Financial Express, December 2017.
  59. ↑ "Laos link launched". Railway Gazette International . 1 March 2007.
  60. ↑ "Testing takes train into Laos". Railway Gazette International . 7 July 2008.
  61. ↑ "Inaugural train begins Laos royal visit". Railway Gazette International . 5 March 2009.
  62. ↑ Andrew Spooner (27 February 2009). "First train to Laos". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  63. ↑ "Laos to build railway to Vietnam". Bangkok Post. DPA. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012.
  64. ↑ "Savan-Laobao railway corridor approved". Savan Pacifica Development Co.Ltd. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  65. ↑ "Investor: Preparation for Savan-Lao Bao railway construction 'well progressed'". Vietstock. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  66. ↑ "Malaysia-Singapore high-speed rail project to commence in 2017". TheMalayMailOnline.com. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2017.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.