Bogibeel Bridge  

To understand, why the Modi government deserves distinction, one should first take note that the region is at least 30 years behind the Indian growth story. It means the benefits of liberalisation more or less bypassed them.

The Modi government has connected the Northeast with the rest of India like never before. Many projects stalled under previous governments have been completed. New ones have been undertaken.

'You are witness to the fact that till 2014 less than 50% work was completed and only few pillars were seen. There is no doubt that had Atalji’s government got another term, this bridge would have been inaugurated in 2007-08,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after inaugurating the Bogibeel Bridge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the country's longest rail-cum-road bridge over Brahmaputra river at Bogibeel near Dibrugarh in Assam. Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy has courted controversy, caught on camera instructing someone over the phone to "kill mercilessly" those who murdered JD(S) leader Prakash. All this and more on MyNation in 100 seconds.

The Bogibeel bridge is expected to reduce the travel time for people traveling between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and provide better rail-road connectivity to the lesser developed areas of both the states. It will also reduce Delhi to Dibrugarh train-travel time by at least three hours