India is set to build a sea-bridge and tunnel connecting Sri Lanka while a pact has been inked with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal for seamless flow of traffic and passenger vehicles. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in a suo motu statement in the Lok Sabha said the Asian Development Bank is ready to fully finance a bridge building project connecting Rameshwaram to Sri Lanka. The India-Sri Lanka connectivity project cost is pegged at about 24,000 crore rupees. <br/><br/>Mr. Gadkari said the present government, right from the day it assumed office, has been focussed on enhancing regional cooperation. Mr Gadkari said subsequent to PM's announcement of Act East policy, India is pro-actively engaged in building effective and credible links between South Asia and South East Asia through enhanced regional connectivity. <br/><br/>The minister informed the House that a major milestone was the signing of the Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) in Thimphu to facilitate seamless movement of passenger and cargo vehicles in the region. He said, about 110 km on the Imphal-Moreh (NH 39) will be taken up for upgradation with loan being provided by ADB to connect neighbouring countries through the North East.