The Prime Minister also inaugurated several railway projects worth Rs 7,300 crore across the Northeast from the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati. The railway projects include the Digaru-Lumding and Gauripur-Abhayapuri sections, as well as the doubling of tracks between New Bongaigaon and Dhup Dhara. The electrification of the Raninagar-Jalpaiguri-Guwahati, Senchoa-Silghat, and Senchoa-Mairabari sections was also launched.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister commissioned a methanol plant at Namrup in Dibrugarh, constructed by Assam Petrochemicals Ltd (APL), with a capacity of 500 tonnes per day (TPD) and an investment of Rs 1,709 crore. The Assam government holds a 51% stake in the plant, while Oil India holds the remaining 49%. APL will be able to sell methanol to other states and export it to neighboring countries after commissioning.
The fourth project launched by the Prime Minister is the Rs 124-crore beautification work of the 'Rang Ghar', an amphitheater built by Ahom King Pramatta Singha in the 18th century. This two-storied, oval-shaped pavilion in Sivasagar is one of the largest of its kind in Asia.
