It will provide a shorter route to north-eastern States Jairam Ramesh is on a four-day visit to Myanmar India to sign four pacts for economic cooperation India will seek to accelerate the path-breaking Kaladan multi-modal transit project that will provide an alternative route to the north-eastern states and later to South-East Asian countries through Myanmar.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/india-hold-talks-myanmar-speed-kaladan-project
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-east
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/transport
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rail-transport
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/myanmar
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia