Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Infrastructure Development in North East region
The funds allocated and expenditure on the construction ofroads and railway lines in the North-Eastern Region States during the last five years from 2016-17 to 2020-21 and State-wise details are given at Annexure I. The details of railway and road projects sanctioned in the NER States during the last five years from 2016-17 to 2020-21 and their current status is given at Annexure II.
In addition, roads are also constructed in the NER under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana . A total of Rs. 19,537.83 crore was spent in NER in the period 2016-17 to 2020-21 under PMGSY. The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, through its schemes, has sanctioned 68 road and bridges projects in NER worth Rs. 2,647.68 crore in the period 2018-19 to 2020-21.
As per the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, as in October 2021, the length of National Highways per 1000 sq. km of area in the North Eastern Region is 52 km as compared to 40.2 km for the country.The length of NH in each of the NER States is more than the national average,except Arunachal Pradesh,as shown in Table 1 below.
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Table-I: Length of NH in North Eastern Region  states in comparison
with the national average
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Country / State
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Existing NH length

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Length of NH in km/
1000 sqkm
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INDIA
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1,32,499
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40.2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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2,537
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30.3
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Assam
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3,909
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49.8
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Manipur
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1,750
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78.4
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Meghalaya
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1,156
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51.5
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Mizoram
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1,423
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67.5
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Nagaland
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1,548
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93.4
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Sikkim
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463
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65.2
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Tripura
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854
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81.4
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For all NE States
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13,640
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52
As on 01.04.2020, against a national average of 21 km/1000 sq. km.railway network density, North Eastern States have an average railway network density of 10.79 km/1000 sq. km. To bridge this gap, 14 new line projects have been taken up in the North Eastern Region having a total length of 1,181 km at a total cost of Rs. 56,553crore. An outlay of Rs. 4,300 crore has been provided in 2021-22 for these projects.
Annexure-I
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Allocation and Expenditure by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the North Eastern Region during the
last five years from 2016-17 to 2020-21

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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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State
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Allocation
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Expenditure
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Allocation
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Expenditure
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Allocation
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Expenditure
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Allocation
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Expenditure
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Allocation
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Expenditure
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Arunachal Pradesh
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697.57
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697.57
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792.18
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792.18
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513.80
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513.80
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544.80
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544.80
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1191.47
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1191.47
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Assam
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454.86
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454.86
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595.16
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595.16
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1049.75
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1049.75
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975.96
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975.96
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827.64
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827.64
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Manipur
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41.06
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41.06
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75.47
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75.47
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272.60
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272.60
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394.21
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394.21
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158.56
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158.56
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Meghalaya
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485.73
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485.73
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86.34
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86.34
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121.19
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121.19
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52.94
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52.94
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95.93
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95.93
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Mizoram
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260.00
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260.00
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391.70
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391.70
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617.35
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617.35
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250.72
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250.72
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177.45
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177.45
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Nagaland
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59.14
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59.14
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67.43
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67.43
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254.46
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254.46
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442.42
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442.42
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536.96
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536.96
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Sikkim
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78.11
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78.11
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243.34
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243.34
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192.03
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192.03
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75.20
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75.20
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337.71
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337.71
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Tripura
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17.43
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17.43
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64.89
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64.89
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53.86
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53.86
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114.03
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114.03
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48.84
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48.84
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Total
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2,093.90
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2,093.90
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2,316.51
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2,316.51
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3,075.04
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3,075.04
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2,850.28
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2,850.28
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3,374.56
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3,374.56
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Allocation and Expenditure on the construction of railway projects of New Lines and Doubling in the North-Eastern States during the last five years from 2016-17 to 2020-21
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Year
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Budget Grant

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Expenditure

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2016-17
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6007
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5990
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2017-18
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4007
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4361
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2018-19
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4971
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5013
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2019-20
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5743
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5743
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2020-21
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3920
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4325
Annexure-II
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Details of the Projects sanctioned in Railways in the North Eastern Region States
during the last five years from 2016-17 to 2020-21
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SN
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Name of Project
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Length 
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Plan Head
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Year of sanction
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Cost

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Present status
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1.
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New Bongaigaon - Kamakhya via Goalpara doubling
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176
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Doubling
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2016-17
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2590
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New Bongaigaon-Abhyapuri  section completed. Work has been taken up in remaining portion except 5 km length between Azara-Kamakhya section which is held up on account of National Green Tribunal  issue.
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2.
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New Bongaigaon – Agthori via Rangiya
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143
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Doubling
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2019-20
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2047
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Earthwork and works of major and minor bridges have been taken up.
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3.
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Mahisasan  – Zero Point 
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3
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New Line
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2020-21
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39
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Sanctioned in 2020-21. Project is at initial stage.
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Details of Works Sanctioned by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the North Eastern Region
during the last five years from 2016-17 to 2020-21
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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State
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Length 
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Cost

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Length 
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Cost

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Length 
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Cost

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Length 
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Cost

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Length 
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Cost

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Arunachal Pradesh
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10.9
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243.89
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0
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0
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351.42
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3981.05
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125.07
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1159.67
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52.41
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1187.94
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Assam
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214.09
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712.03
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139.57
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324.55
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75
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106.05
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256.87
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464.18
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134.68
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1224.33
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Manipur
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175.24
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670.42
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10
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62.84
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14.65
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28.77
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68
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119.9
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93.18
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149.09
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Meghalaya
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12
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70.86
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0
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11.44
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0
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24.06
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24
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107.91
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43.06
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332.86
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Mizoram
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22.64
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539.82
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56.45
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56.45
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85
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109.65
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10
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34.41
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27.98
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24.07
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Nagaland
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84.7
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1083.6
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110
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24.04
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38
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257.4
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161.06
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222.79
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119.52
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1006.03
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Sikkim
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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11.78
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27.05
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11.49
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29.05
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Tripura
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59.03
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249.57
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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25
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236.18
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Details of Ongoing Road Works in the North Eastern Region
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State
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No. of Projects
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Length 
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Cost 
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Arunachal Pradesh
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47
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1284.85
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15794.88
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Assam
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46
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852.52
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19221.44
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Manipur
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36
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630.20
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7974.59
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Meghalaya
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18
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237.46
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3193.41
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Mizoram
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27
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785.38
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12637.20
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Nagaland
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45
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899.50
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11762.94
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Sikkim
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20
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242.44
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4834.83
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Tripura
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21
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430.22
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4534.10
This information was given by The Minister for Development of North East Region Shri. G. Kishan Reddy in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.