In Mizoram alone, the official said, projects worth Rs 6,000 crore are facing land acquisition hurdles and the state government has been requested to expedite the acquisition.
These projects that are JICA funded are being undertaken in eight packages, a top NHIDCL official told PTI.
The government is planning to undertake highway projects worth about Rs 1.45 lakh crore, spread over 2-3 years, to upgrade the infrastructure in the region.
"There have been delays in land acquisition for highway projects in north eastern states including the Imphal-Moreh highway section in Manipur and a 350 km JICA funded project in Mizoram. We have sought state government's intervention expediting land acquisition," the official said.
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The Cabinet in July last year had cleared the Rs 1,630 crore project for widening and upgradation of 65 km Imphal- Moreh stretch in Manipur, which is part of the Asian Highway project, providing road connectivity to eastern nations like Thailand.
This is in addition to the NHIDCL so as to augment the capacity of the agencies involved in development and maintenance of highways in the region.
Last year, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari had said, "The government is planning to invest about Rs 1.45 lakh crore in the North East for development of National Highways."
It plans to invest about Rs 48,000 crore in Assam, Rs 22,000 crore in Manipur and Rs 20,000 crore in Nagaland for building roads.
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