NEW DELHI, Jan. 8 -- On the first day of 2024, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone for a 4-lane elevated corridor connecting the historic Dighali Pukhuri with Noonmati in the eastern part of Guwahati. Projected to be the longest flyover in northeast India with arms towards GNB Road, west Dighali Pukhuri Road and Rajgarh Road, it measures over five kilometres (standing at a minimum height of 5.70 metres). The construction cost, around Rs 852 crores, will be borne by the public works department (roads). CM Sarma assured that the flyover will be operational by 2026, and the concerned agencies will take all possible measures to minimise inconveniences to the general public during its construction. After its comp...