Guwahati, May 29 (PTI): Various projects involving over INR 19,100 crore of assistance by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are being implemented in the Northeast region of India, a top official said on Sunday. Besides its assistance in strengthening infrastructure, the agency is looking at social development projects with a focus on medical infrastructure and enhancing livelihoods, JICA Chief Representative in India Mitsunori Saito said. “We have several projects in various stages of implementation in the NE region. “Some projects have been going on for five-six years, while some are relatively new. There are many projects, like bridges, which take longer (time) to complete,” Saito told PTI on the sidelines of a conclave here. He said the JICA is looking for providing financial assistance in social development projects in the region. It signed an agreement with the Centre in March this year to provide Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) loa
Japan s Ambassador in India Suzuki Satoshi on Thursday said that the comprehensive collaboration between India and Japan would provide the landlocked northeast region with access to the Bay of Bengal and access to ASEAN countries leading to the .