Addressing a public gathering in Shillong, the Prime Minister highlighted the achievement of the NDA government and said: "In three and a half years, the Union government has released about Rs. 470 crore to Meghalaya under the PMGSY for village connectivity and enabled construction of 700km road to connect 100 habitations."
"This is three times the amount released during the four year period during 2010-2014 of the UPA government."
On the expansion of Shillong airport, PM Modi said bigger planes like Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 should land in Shillong airport soon after the approval for its extension.
"The Union government has given its approval for runway expansion of Shillong airport and we will spend Rs. 180 crore in this regard and the project should be completed within one and half years," he said.
