Government is working to make Northeast a growth engine of the country says Sarbananda Sonowal

(FMNEWS) -Union government is working hard to make Northeast a growth engine of the country, and the region is taking speed on the path of development said Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal while addressing the Stakeholder Conclave on Waterways as Engine for growth at Guwahati today.

Addressing the forum, Sonowal said that Union government is giving topmost priority to Northeast zone. He asserted that since 2014 the Prime Minister of India is working for the growth of the country with a special focus to Northeast region. He further said that now focus is given to the waterway connectivity in the region as a result Mongla and Chittagong ports are now accessible to us. He urged the stakeholders from across the Northeastern zone to take advantage of the conclave and priorities which products from this region can be exported to foreign countries.

Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Shri Shantanu Thakur said that shipping ministry is taking initiatives to develop and use water resources and waterways for the economic development of the northeast zone.

On this occasion Chief Minister of Assam, Shri. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that this conclave is platform to get an idea how water resource can be used for economic growth and sharing of ideas through this kind of interactions can help the people of Northeast zone in getting the market for their product.

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