Assam Cabinet approves the Rs 796.88 crore ADB-aided SWIFT project for wetlands and fisheries

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Assam Cabinet approves the Rs 796.88 crore ADB-aided SWIFT project for wetlands and fisheries

24 September 2026

The Assam Cabinet on 24 September 2026 approved implementation of the Assam Sustainable Wetland and Integrated Fisheries Transformation (SWIFT) Project.
The total estimated cost is Rs 796.88 crore.
An Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan will bear Rs 637.504 crore and the Government of Assam Rs 159.376 crore.
Restoration and rehabilitation work will be undertaken on at least 102 derelict community beels (wetlands).
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said people in the fishery business will benefit.

Total cost: Rs 796.88 crore ADB loan: Rs 637.504 crore State share: Rs 159.376 crore Beels to be restored: at least 102

Why it matters for exams: Externally aided state projects (ADB), their cost-sharing and the wetland (beel) ecology of the Brahmaputra valley are exam-relevant.

Kerala PSCUPSC

24 September 2026 Source: ANI

In plain words

ADB Asian Development Bank — A Manila-based multilateral bank that lends for development in Asia.

SWIFT Assam Sustainable Wetland and Integrated Fisheries Transformation Project — Assam's ADB-aided project to restore beels and develop fisheries.

Beel — A lake or wetland in the floodplains of Assam.