Guwahati, Feb 22: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Northeast is turning into a new engine of India's growth.

Sonowal said that this has been possible due to the love, respect, confidence and the strength the Modi has given to every person of the region.

‘PM Narendra Modi ji, with your visionary leadership, #NorthEast is turning into the New Engine of India's growth. You have made it possible. The love, the respect, the confidence and the strength you have given to every person of the region has made it possible.’

Sonowal also thanked the Prime Minister for his constant support to Assam and the North East in the form of multiple projects since 2014.

‘Huge infra improvements in energy & education sectors, with investment of more than ₹ 3,000 crore will give us further momentum to build an Aatmanirbhar Assam & Aatmanirbhar Bharat. I thank PM Shri Narendra Modi ji for always keeping the region an utmost priority,’ Sonowal wrote in a tweet.

Sonowal further said that the gift of development and progress will bring a new wave of transformation to Assam and the Northeast as a whole.

PM Modi launched various developmental projects in Dhemaji today and dedicated three projects worth Rs 3,222 crore  to the people of the state. 

The Prime Minister is also scheduled to visit West Bengal later in the day.