SHILLONG:
Under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS), as many as 12 projects totaling Rs 340.50 crore have been approved for Meghalaya.
This was one of 145 projects totaling Rs 340.50 crore that had been approved for various Northeastern states as of December 7 of this year.
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), in collaboration with North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC), Department of Space, Government of India, has developed a project monitoring Mobile Application.
The physical progress of the projects supported by DoNER is monitored in three modes viz mobile apps, satellite images and drone images.
Till November 2022, out of 588 identified projects, 562 projects, at 1664 different locations across North Eastern Region (NER), have been geo-tagged through satellite images and mobile app.
Further, North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC) has been sanctioned 14 projects worth Rs.90.86 crore in Bamboo Sector during Financial years 2015-16 to 2021-22.