The Central Government is planning to invest around Rs 3,100 crore under Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (SARPD) Phase-A, for developing roads across eight North Eastern states, including Sikkim, this fiscal.

The road projects include 4-laning of NH-37 from Numaligarh - Dibrugarh, 4-lane connectivity from Nagaon -Itanagar, in Assam; extension of Maram-Perem road in Manipur upto Dimapur in Nagaland; construction of 100 km new 2-lane highway in Mizoram to provide connectivity to under-construction Kaladan project; developing 130 km stretch of Agartala-Sabroom section of NH 44 to 2-lane standard; implementation of Shillong-Nongstoin-Tura road project in Meghalaya and construction of an additional highway to connect Gangtok.

Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is planning to conduct a feasibility study for NH 127B, connecting Srirampur (on NH 31C) to Phulbari via Dhubri, including construction of a bridge over river Brahmaputra; for construction of Imphal by-bass in Manipur; for an alternative highway between Chumukedima, near Dimapur in Nagaland and Maram in Manipur on NH 39.