Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a series of major infrastructure projects in Assam on 14 February 2026, including the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu over the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati and the North-East’s first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on a national highway in Dibrugarh district.
♦ The projects are part of a broader development push in the region, with the Prime Minister set to inaugurate and flag off initiatives worth over Rs.5,450 crore aimed at boosting connectivity, digital infrastructure, higher education and urban mobility.
♦ The Prime Minister inspected and inaugurated the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu, a 2.86-km-long, six-lane extradosed Prestressed Concrete (PSC) bridge built at a cost of approximately Rs.3,030 crore. The bridge connects Guwahati with North Guwahati and is the first extradosed bridge in Northeast India. With its opening, travel time between the two sides of the city is expected to reduce to just seven minutes.