The Aryavarth Express New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on February 14 to inaugurate and flag off development projects worth over Rs 5,450 crore, aimed at enhancing connectivity, digital infrastructure, higher education, and urban mobility in the North-Eastern region.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the day will begin at around 10:30 AM, when PM Modi will land at the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh and witness an aerial display of fighter jets, transport aircraft, and helicopters.
At approximately 1 PM, he will inspect the newly constructed Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu over the Brahmaputra River. Later, around 1:30 PM, he will inaugurate and flag off development projects worth over Rs 5,450 crore at Lachit Ghat in Guwahati.
The Emergency Landing Facility is the first of its kind in Northeast India. Built in coordination with the Indian Air Force, it can handle fighter aircraft up to 40 tonnes and transport aircraft up to 74 tonnes, serving as a critical infrastructure for emergency response and strategic operations in the region.
The 6-lane Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu, constructed at a cost of Rs 3,030 crore, connects Guwahati with North Guwahati and is the first extradosed Prestressed Concrete bridge in Northeast India. Travel time between the two areas will be reduced to seven minutes. The bridge incorporates base isolation using friction pendulum bearings and high-performance stay cables to ensure durability, along with a Bridge Health Monitoring System for real-time condition tracking.
PM Modi will also inaugurate the National Data Centre for the Northeastern region at Amingaon in Kamrup district. The center, with a sanctioned load of 8.5 MW and an average rack capacity of 10 kW, will host mission-critical government applications and serve as a disaster recovery hub, supporting the region’s Digital India initiatives.
In addition, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Guwahati, strengthening higher and management education in the Northeast.
Finally, PM Modi will flag off 225 electric buses under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme across Guwahati (100), Nagpur (50), Bhavnagar (50), and Chandigarh (25). The scheme aims to provide clean, affordable, and reliable public transport, benefiting over 50 lakh citizens and improving urban mobility.
