Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Meets NHIDCL Chief Dr Krishan Kumar

Staff Reporter

Guwahati: Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met Managing Director (MD), National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), Dr Krishan Kumar in the national capital and discussed the ongoing highway projects under NHIDCL in Assam. In the course of the meeting, the Chief Minister also requested the NHIDCL MD to expedite the ongoing highways and bridge projects, including the 19.28 km long, 4-lane bridge over the Brahmaputra River connecting Dhubri in Assam and Phulbari in Meghalaya, the Rs. 25,000 crore Guwahati-Silchar Express Way, the Numaligarh-Gohpur underwater tunnel and the expansion of the National Highway network from Baihata Chariali to Tezpur and Gohpur to Kulajan.

“The Chief Minister and MD, NHIDCL, discussed several ongoing projects and the construction of new highways and bridges to reduce travel time and boost economic activities in Assam and the Northeast Region as a whole,” said an official connected with the development.

The CM also met Union Secretary of the Department of Fertilisers, Rajat Kumar Mishra, and discussed a number of issues regarding the new fertiliser plant to be set up in Namrup.

Taking to X, CM Dr Sarma wrote, “We are on track to ensure time-bound completion of the brownfield ammonia complex at Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL) in Namrup, which was recently approved by the Union Cabinet. Today in Delhi, the Union Fertiliser Secretary, Shri Rajat Kumar Mishra, met me to discuss the current progress of this key initiative.”

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up a new Brownfield Ammonia-Urea Complex at an estimated project cost of Rs.10,601 crore on March 19, 2025.

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