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Future Planning under Act East Policy

    1. Upgradation of Guwahati Airport into a global airport with the construction of a new terminal – for which the Government of Assam in the Transport Department has already provided `199 crores approximately – out of a total administrative approval (AA) of `215 crores approximately – to the Ministry of Civil Aviation for land acquisition purposes. The residual amount of `16 crores is under process by the Transport Department for financial sanction (FS).

      Besides, large scaleupgradation and development of other existing airports of the State like Dibrugarh (Mohanbari) Airport, Jorhat (Rowriah) Airport, and Lilabari Airport. According of administrative approval (AA) of amounts of `20 crores each for the expansion, upgradation and development of Dibrugarh (Mohanbari) and Jorhat (Rowriah) airports are under process by the Transport Department. In case of the development of Lilabari Airport, an amount of `1.07 crores is under process for financial sanction (FS) by the Transport Department.  The Rupshi Airport at Dhubri is being revived after many years, and is expected to be operational by next year. For the electrification of that Rupshi Airport, an amount of `3.50 crores has been accorded administrative approval (AA) of by the Transport Department – out of which `2.15 crores has already received financial sanction (FS). The balance amount of `1.35crores is under process by the Transport Department for financial sanction (FS).

      A Greenfield airport is coming up at Silchar, while the revival of Ledo Airfield for flights to South East Asia is under consideration. For the new airport at Silchar, 3 plots of land have been identified by the Deputy Commissioner (Cachar) – viz. at Khareel Tea Estate, Daloo Tea Estate and Silcoore Tea Estate. The Transport Department has forwarded the proposals to Airport Authority of India (AAI). AAI is expected to send a team for field visit to study the feasibility of these plots, and select the suitable plot, in the near future. 

    2. Setting up of the 6th Industrial Corridor of the country in North East India (now 9th Industrial Corridor – since meanwhile the 6th, 7th and Industrial Corridors have already been set up elsewhere): On the proposal of the Assam Government in the Industries & Commerce Department to the Department of Industrial Policy Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India; the matter of setting up an Industrial Corridor in North East India was favourably considered by the Board of Trustees of National Industrial Corridor Development & Implementation Trust (NICDIT) in 2017. Presently, a feasibility study for the same is being undertaken by the Asian Development Bank.
    3. Organization of an ASEAN-BBN Mega Cultural Meet with a Food Festival and Exhibition of Ethnic Textiles. All the 8 North Eastern States would be invited to participate in the programme. ICCR had agreed to associate with the exercise.
    4. Sending of Delegation of Proprietors and Management of private Health-Care institutions and private Higher Educational institutions to Bangladesh and Myanmar to exploit the prospects of medical tourism and intake of foreign students in Assam and the rest of North East India.
    5. Holding of Roadshows in major cities of Myanmar viz. Yangon, Mandalay, Monywa, Myitkyina, Kalay, etc. to promote trade, tourism (medical tourism) and educational exchange.
    6. Development of Mainland India-Bangladesh-North East India (MI-B-NEI) Corridors, along with Road Access to Chittagong Port and other ports, as well as the same to South East Asia through Myanmar. The development of Asian Trilateral Highway and Kaladan Project – being taken up by the Ministry of External Affairs – may be cited as a case in point.
    7. Development of Mutual Tourism with South & South East Asia including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, etc.
    8. Easy Visa Regime and Relaxation of Restricted Area Permit (RAP) provisions for ASEAN and BBIN countries.
    9. Student Exchange Programmes with ASEAN and BBN countries.
    10. Exchange of Cultural Troupes.
    11. Access of digital connectivity from the Cox-Bazar Landing Station (CLS) of the International Information Optical Fibre Mega Gateway.