Singh meets Japanese delegation

The Government of Japan has decided to invest an amount of 205.784 billion Yen, equivalent to approximately Rs.13,000 crore, in several ongoing as well as new projects in different states of India’s North-Eastern region.

This was disclosed after a meeting between the Development of North Eastern Region Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and the Japanese delegation led by Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu in Delhi on 12 June 2019.

Some of the important projects in which Japan will collaborate include:

Guwahati Water Supply Project and Guwahati Sewage Project in Assam;

Northeast Road Network Connectivity Improvement Project spread over Assam and Meghalaya,

Northeast Network Connectivity Improvement Project in Meghalaya,

Bio-diversity Conservation and Forest Management Project in Sikkim;

Sustainable Forest Management Project in Tripura;

Technical Cooperation Project for Sustainable Agriculture & Irrigation in Mizoram;

Forest Management Project in Nagaland. fiinews.com