1st express highway in Northeast to be built with â¹40,000 cr
Union Road Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the first express highway project in India's Northeast region will be developed along the Brahmaputra river in Assam at an estimated cost of â¹40,000 crore. Making the announcement at the closing ceremony of 'Namami Brahmaputra' festival in Guwahati, Gadkari requested Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal to undertake land acquisition work for the road.