NEW DELHI/KOHIMA — To boost surface connectivities and economic growth, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has stressed the need to speed up the 98 National Highway projects in four northeastern states – Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura, officials said on Tuesday.  A senior Nagaland government official said that Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari reviewed the 98 National Highway projects in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura and Nagaland in Delhi on Monday. He said that several thousand crores would be spent to implement the 98 National Highway projects. Of the 98 projects, 15 national highway projects in Arunachal Pradesh spanning over 423 km, 29 in Nagaland covering 545 km, 38 in Manipur covering 808 km and 16 in Tripura spanning 324 km. The official said that the Union Minister stressed expediting development to ensure the timely completion of critical infrastructure, reinforcing the government’s commitment to enhancing mobility and driving economic growth in the northeast region. The MoRTH has approved 50 National Highway projects of 1026 km length in Manipur. Out of this, 44 projects of 902 km length lie in the hills of the state so far. In the hills, 8 projects for...