Developmental projects in North Eastern states in progress
26 Mar 2021 10:56:03
New Delhi, Mar 26: The Central govt is conducting several projects aiming for the overall development of the North Eastern Region (NER), including the Garo hills region in the state of Meghalaya. Out of total 11 districts in Meghalaya, 5 districts fall under the Garo hills region, where 13 projects are under implementation for construction, widening, reconstruction of roads and bridges for 133.8 km length.
According the Ministry of development of North Eastern region's recent release, two Central govt flagship schemes of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana-Saubhagya are being implemented across the country for various rural electrification works and electrification of the remaining un-electrified households in rural and urban areas, including NER and state of Meghalaya.
All the inhabited census villages and households of Garo hills have been electrified. Under the North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) scheme, 14 power projects are under implementation in Garo hills. Further, 46 different projects relating to roads, power, irrigation, industry, medical and health, sports, science and technology are in progress in five districts of Garo Hills.
The Garo hills is the only region in Meghalaya which comes under the railway map by way of Mendipathar - Dudhnoi railway line. Under Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan, 389 towers covering 534 uncovered villages have been approved in three districts of Garo Hills for provision of 4G mobile services. Also, under Prime Minister Kaushal Vikas Yojana, so far 20,151 persons have been given training for employment.