Government has accorded priority to linking of the capitals of North Eastern States to main lines by rail, road and air routes. Sector-wise details on the same are as under:
Railway Sector
Details on the rail connectivity status/projects taken up by the Ministry of Railways for linking State capitals of the North Eastern States are given below:
|
Sl. No. |
State - Capital |
Status of rail connectivity/projects under implementation |
Target completion |
|
1. |
Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar |
Harmuti-Itanagar project |
March 2012 |
|
2. |
Assam - Guwahati |
Already connected |
|
|
3. |
Manipur - Imphal |
Jiribam-Tupul & Tupul-Imphal projects |
March 2014
March 2016 |
|
4. |
Meghalaya – Shillong |
Azra-Byrnihat & Byrnihat-Shillong project |
March 2014
March 2017 |
|
5. |
Mizoram – Aizawl |
Bhairabi-Sairang project |
March 2015 |
|
6. |
Nagaland – Kohima |
Dimapur-Zubza project |
March 2015 |
|
7. |
Sikkim – Gangtok |
Sivok- Rangpo project |
December 2015 |
|
8. |
Tripura - Agartala |
Already connected |
|
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