Efforts are on for more foreign investment in Assam: Jaishankar

Guwahati, Feb 15 : External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar on Monday said that the government has been trying to develop infrastructure and connectivity, besides enabling the environment in Assam to attract more foreign investment, particularly the Japanese investors.
Accompanied by the Japan Ambassador to India, Satoshi Suzuki, Jaishankar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is very serious to develop the northeastern region and Assam with more investments.
“Japanese companies are familier to Assam. India-Japan partnership can really make a difference. Assam is the springboard of India’s Act East Policy,” he told the media.
Referring to the JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) aided projects, the Minister said that several projects worth Rs 9,000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore are almost committed or implemented or under discussions.
He said that the major projects include, Rs 1,600 crore Dhubri-Fulbari bridge, Rs 1,200 crore water supply project, Rs 1,000 crore sewerage projects, Rs 700 crore Dhubri-Fulbari road project, Rs 1,500 crore two laning of Dhudnoi-Dalo roads projects besides Health and Agriculture related projects together around Rs 3,000 crore projects.
He added that some portion of the Kaladan Multi-Model Project in Myanmar already progressed.