Five of the eight Northeast states declared to becoronavirus free while the other three have not reported any fresh positivecases in the last few days, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Developmentof North Eastern Region, Jitendra Singh told.

Minister had a review meeting through a video conference with senior officers from the North Eastern Council (NEC) Shillong as well as representatives of different government bodies and PSUs.

According to a press note, the meeting was attended byrepresentatives of different government bodies and PSUs including North EasternRegional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMC), North East Handicraft& Handloom Development Corporation (NEHHDC), North Eastern DevelopmentFinance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi), Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC) amongothers.