Tripura: Centre allots Rs. 850 crore for face lift of three National Highways, two 15-storey buildings to come up soon

TNT Bureau | December 09, 2018

The Centre has sanctioned fund to undertake face lift work of three national highways- Manu to Singlongbari, Kailashahar to Teliamura via Kamalapur and Khowai and Agartala Sabroom, said Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.

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While speaking at a programme of State Engineer's Association Tripura (SEAT) to mark its golden jubilee celebration year, the Chief Minister said an outlay of Rs. 850 crore has been allocated for the development of three road works in advance so that works do not get stalled.

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"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been trying to make Northeast like 'astha laxmi' and releasing of fund in advance was the part of his dream", the CM said.

Reiterating that the government has been making all out efforts to make the state a model state by 2022, Deb said a plan has been chalked out to build two 15-storied buildings in the city to accommodate government offices and business hub.

"The government is not only focusing on building of infrastructures like building or roads, it is also working hard on five missions- flourishing agriculture, checking of crime against women, putting an end to mafia raj and addict free society", he stated.

The Chief Minister said engineers are also part of the government and they must perform their duties and responsibilities perfectly to yield better results.

"The state has a lot of engineers and people do not recognize them after their retirement. Make a mark while performing duty and then only people will remember you", he stressed.

"It was engineer Sridharanji who built metro rail project in Delhi. He showed that India could also introduce metro rail like Japan or other European nations", he said.

While SEAT general secretary Biswajit Debbarma, spoke on the occasion held at Town Hall, the organizing secretary of SEAT Bulbul Chandra Das give welcome address. A cheque of Rs. 50,000 was handed over to the Chief Minister for the Chief Minister's relief fund by the SEAT.

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