[ Sarbananda Sonowal ]

For decades, the Northeast has stood at the crossroads of geography and imagination – a region blessed with nature’s bounty, yet limited by sparse connectivity. Rugged terrain, dense forests, and fragile roads have long shaped its destiny. But, as India moves into a new era of development, the story of the Northeast, as the growth engine of Bharat, is now being told not just through its highways or railways, but by their oldest companion – its rivers.

Since 2014, the transformative leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modiji has led to the rediscovery of rivers as multipliers of progress and arteries of opportunity, especially in the Northeast. From the mighty Brahmaputra to the Barak and their tributaries, the region’s waterways are being developed as a new model

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