Meghalaya Logistics and Connectivity Improvement Project

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Despite its abundant natural resources, Meghalaya faces challenges such as inadequate transport connectivity and inefficient logistics infrastructure and services that have resulted in limited market access for local products, wastage of agricultural produce, and high logistics costs. The transport challenges in the state are due to a complex combination of inadequate funds and their inefficient use, low institutional effectiveness, difficult hilly terrain, and extreme climatic conditions. The state aims to significantly increase agriculture's economic contribution and per capita income through better access to markets via an efficient, all-weather transport and logistics infrastructure and services network that enhances logistics efficiency along key economic corridors connecting Meghalaya's growth centers. The implementation of the core initiatives of the project is expected to result in: a. Enhanced connectivity to key growth centers along identified road corridors b. Improved rural and district-level logistics infrastructure and servicesc. Greater market access and reduced average cost/time for select agriculture and horticulture products to reach the marketsd. Strengthened institutional capacity for efficient, climate-resilient transport and logisticse. (Millions of) direct users that benefit from improved access to sustainable transport infrastructure and services (Corporate Scorecard)