Dibrugarh, Aug. 2 -- The National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has clarified that the proposed Brahmaputra Express Highway is not part of its mandate, casting fresh uncertainty over a project that was announced nearly a decade ago.

The clarification came in response to a representation submitted by Parag Dutta, a resident of Udaypur in Assam's Dibrugarh district, who had sought an update from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on the status of the project.

Dutta wrote to the PMO on June 26, 2026, recalling that the preliminary survey for the Brahmaputra Express Highway was inaugurated by then Assam Chief Minister and current Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the DTP dyke in Dibrugarh on January 24...