India, Nov. 3 -- Union Minister for Communications and Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, on Monday inaugurated the North Eastern Science and Technology (NEST) Cluster at IIT Guwahati and laid the foundation for a series of development projects worth Rs 635 crore across Assam.

The projects, aimed at strengthening infrastructure and connectivity in the state, include the construction of 65 new secondary school buildings at a cost of Rs 455 crore, the upgradation of the Chayagaon-Ukium road with an investment of Rs 102.69 crore, and the construction of an RCC bridge at Silonijan-Dhansiri Par Ghat costing Rs 20.59 crore.

Two new industrial estates will also come up at Ramphalbil (Kokrajhar) and Lakhib...