The north-eastern states of India are somewhat detached from the rest of the country. Dense forests, mountainous terrains, heavy rains, floods, absence of big cities, all these features make the north-east alienated from the rest of the country through the Siliguri corridor, also called “Chicken’s neck”. However, the north-east has tremendous potential to become theContinue reading “India’s North East Connectivity at 75 years of Independence”
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World Record in Highway Building by NHAI
We have seen the Guiness Book of World Records for many things. Now, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has achieved a world record in building a highway super quickly. NHAI achieved this feat on Tuesday, 7th June 2022, when it created 75 Km of national highway within 5 days, or to be preciseContinue reading “World Record in Highway Building by NHAI”
How Transportation through Bangladesh may bring North-East India Closer
North-East India, despite being a part of mainland India, is far remote and far more inaccessible than we think. Among the north-eastern states, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and south Assam lie almost entirely on the other side of Bangladesh. The partition of India along religious lines did not favour India her connection with her own north-easternContinue reading “How Transportation through Bangladesh may bring North-East India Closer”
All-Weather Connectivity to Remote Parts of India
All-weather connectivity applies to remote villages all over India. Many small villages and isolated houses in India become inaccessible during the monsoon. Due to the scope of limitation of this article, we will discuss large regions that are cut off from the rest of the country at least for a month. This mainly includes regionsContinue reading “All-Weather Connectivity to Remote Parts of India”