Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announces a massive ₹61,500 crore, 630-km highway corridor connecting Siliguri, Guwahati, and Shillong.
  
– Along with the Gorakhpur–Siliguri expressway, it connects UP seamlessly to the Northeast
– Guwahati to Shillong travel time cut to just 1 hour
– Shillong to Silchar journey reduced from 8 hours to 4 hours
– Strengthens connectivity along the strategic Siliguri Corridor ('Chicken's Neck')

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