Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launches several development projects for Assam

Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Railways and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw along with Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off three trains, Guwahati-New Lakhimpur Jan Shatabdi Express, New Bongaigaon-Guwahati passenger train and Tinsukia-Naharlagun Express and dedicated a road over the bridge in Guwahati today. Mr Vaishnav also inaugurated a 10 KW Akashvani Kokrajhar FM Station virtually from Guwahati. The new FM transmitter will cover a radius of 70 kilometres with better reception quality in Kokrajhar and nearby districts Dhubri, Bongaigaon and Chirang. The minister also virtually launched the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology, Guwahati. DG Akashvani Dr. Pragya Paliwal Gaur along with other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Sh. Vaishnaw said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi turned the Look East Policy into Act East Policy for the development of the North Eastern region and now investments are pouring in this region.