15th Finance Commission recommends Rs 1,075 crore embankment-cum-road for Majuli

New Delhi: Assam’s Majuli will have a new embankment-cum-road around the island as the 15th Finance Commission has recommended for it along with a project for comprehensive development of the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati. The commission has recommended Rs 1,075 crore for the construction of the new embankment-cum-road around the world’s largest inhabited riverine island and Rs 300 crore for the comprehensive development of the Kamakhya temple complex.

The 15th Finance Commission, headed by N K Singh, submitted its report to Parliament on Monday.