Question : ROAD CONNECTIVITY TO DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS



(a) whether the Government has any proposal to provide road connectivity to all 88 district headquarters towns of North-Eastern Region;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which the said proposal is likely to be finalised?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (c) Yes Madam, all the 88 District Headquarters (DHQs) in the North Eastern Region (NER) are proposed to be connected by 2-lane road under the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North East (SARDP-NE) and Ministry’s National Highway (Original) [NH(O)]. The Status of District Connectivity is given at Annexure.