Political heavyweights to attend NE meet
Source: The Sangai Express
Guwahati, October 11 2014 :
A host of Union ministers and policy-makers will gather in the city during October 17-18 to highlight the investment potential of the northeast's infrastructure sector.
At the upcoming northeast infrastructure conclave, organized by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), efforts would be made to ensure that domestic and overseas investments in the field of infrastructure development pour in.
Chief ministers of the northeastern states are expected to attend the conclave.
Union DoNER minister Gen (Retd) V K Singh, Union minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju, Union minister of state for youth affairs and sports Sarbananda Sonowal and Union minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation Uma Bharti are also expected to take part in the two-day event.
PHDCCI president Sharad Jaipuria said the presence of the region's chief ministers would help in projecting it as a potential investment destination.
Jaipuria added that the participation of the chief ministers would go a long way in showcasing the region's investor-friendly policies.
Transport infrastructure, inland waterways, power, hydropower, urban infrastructure, water, telecom, agriculture infrastructure, multimodal logistics, tourism infrastructure and waste management are some of the sectors in the northeast which present immense investment opportunities, he said.
According to PHDCCI, approximately 4,590 lakh tonnes of construction material like cement and steel, among others, would be required for the next thirty years in the northeast.
"The conclave will facilitate the ongoing discussion process and support further work on infrastructure development in the northeast.
It will identify gaps in implementation of relevant policies, share good practices and lessons learnt in order to work towards the development of the region so that it reaches the same level of economic growth and provides similar opportunities to its people as the rest of the country does" .