Guwahati, Feb. 15 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday that the long-delayed Kamakhya Corridor project, funded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is set to resume construction soon following clearance from the Gauhati High Court.

Addressing a press conference, Sarma explained the delay in the Kamakhya Corridor project, which had been held up in the Gauhati High Court for the past two years.

"The Kamakhya Corridor project, the fund given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stayed in the Gauhati High Court for the past two years. The High Court ordered the IIT Guwahati and the National Institute of Hydrology to study how this project impacts the ecosystem of Kamakhya," Assam CM said.

He added, "IIT Guwahati and the ...