Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) {that a} complete investment of almost ₹1 lakh crore was announced for infrastructure improvement by varied authorities businesses throughout the business summit in Guwahati, Assam.
“The investments will be made by the Central Government in sectors such as road transport, railway connectivity, waterways enhancement and air connectivity,” he added.
Speaking at a session on roads, railway and waterways infrastructure throughout the ‘Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit 2025’, Mr. Sarma mentioned, “Announcements have been made by the honourable union ministers for various projects in road, railway, airways, waterways and I-way since yesterday. If all the amount is taken together, it comes to nearly ₹1 lakh crore.”
He maintained that expert manpower could be required for executing the infrastructure improvement tasks, together with engineers and different technically certified individuals.
“Our next challenge is for academic reform. We have to overhaul our education system to create skilled manpower,” Mr. Sarma added.
Published – February 26, 2025 05:11 pm IST
