On February 14, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ₹3,030-crore Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu, a six-lane extradosed Prestressed Concrete bridge over the Brahmaputra River. This landmark bridge connects Guwahati and North Guwahati and is the first of its kind in Northeast India. After the launch, PM Modi walked on the bridge. Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were also present. In another key development, PM Modi virtually inaugurated the temporary campus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Guwahati. This is the second IIM in the Northeast and the 22nd in the country. The IIM is set to boost higher education and management studies in the region. The central government approved its establishment last year. The first IIM in the Northeast is located in Shillong. From Lachit Ghat, Mr. Modi also virtually launched the state-of-the-art National Data Centre (NDC) at Amingaon in Assam’s Kamrup district. The NDC caters to the Northeast region with a total sanctioned load of 8.5 MW and can host mission-critical government applications. It also serves as a disaster recovery centre for other data centres. Adding to the green push, PM Modi flagged off 225 electric buses under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme. Out of these, 100 buses are allocated for Guwahati, 50 each for Nagpur and Bhavnagar, and 25 for Chandigarh. This initiative aims to promote sustainable urban transport across these cities.