New Delhi, May 24 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday met Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in the national capital and discussed various ongoing National Highway (NH) projects in the state.

In the meeting at Gadkari's residence , both leaders discussed the ongoing NH projects in Assam and explored ways to further strengthen the surface communication network across the state. Several ongoing important road projects came up for discussion as well as new projects.

Chief Minister Sarma also thanked Union Minister Gadkari for floating the tender for the prestigious Jorhat-Majuli bridge over the Brahmaputra.

The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Assam, KK Dwivedi an...