Nagaon: Appalled by the slow progress
of the four-lane highway in Assam, Union Environment Minister
Jairam Ramesh today said he would take up the matter with the
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
The minister, who travelled on road to Kaziranga National
Park, expressed surprise at the "extremely slow pace of work."
"I will take up the issue with the NHAI chairman who is
scheduled to visit the state on April eight," Ramesh said
after inaugurating the Nagaon Bamboo Museum.
People were urged to establish cottage industries to
produce bamboo products for their economic uplift as the state
had tremendous potential in bamboo cultivation.
The Centre would take up the initiative to ensure that
the products find a proper market, he said.
The Union minister also announced that Rs 30 crore was
earmarked for development of the Kolong river in the state.
-PTI
First Published: Monday, April 05, 2010, 22:08