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Subhrakant Panda, President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said that Northeast India is witnessing surge in infrastructure development...
Panda who was in Guwahati on Wednesday while talking to ET said that it is for the first ever time FICCI is holding its National Executive Committee Meeting in Guwahati which shows how much priority FICCI gives to Northeast India...
He added, The region is witnessing surge in the infrastructure development..
He said that Hiroshi Suzuki, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan said that the deep sea Matarbari port in Bangladesh funded by JICA will be operational by 2027 and be a game changer for the entire region to connect North Eastern states to sea ports..
He said that Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that work is underway to bring in a customised industrial policy that would take into consideration specific needs and requirements of industries on a case-by-case basis that would be a departure from the current policy of one-size-fits-all..
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