The provision of adequate infrastructure is a pre-requisite for industrial development. The State will therefore endeavour to provide necessary infrastructure to facilitate the growth of industries. The concept of Build-Operate-Transfer shall also be considered in identified areas of Power Generation, Road & Bridges, Warehousing, and Industrial Infrastructure either in the private sector or Joint Venture with the State Government. Existing infrastructure shall be strengthened/ upgraded to suit the ever increasing demands of the industrial sector.

(1) Communication:

The length of National Highway in the State is 471.17 Kms and the State Highway is over 1050 Kms. All the major towns and villages are now connected by all weather roads. The State is connected by Rail and Air through Dimapur. Efforts will be made to convert the roads leading to all industrial zones, industrial estates, Growth Centre, EPIP, etc. to sustain heavy vehicular traffic for transportation of raw materials and finished products.

Nagaland has only one airport located at Dimapur. The Dimapur Airport is located at NH 39 in the 3rd mile area. The terminal airport can accommodate a total of 500 departing passengers and 300 arriving passengers. Plans are still going on in order to develop and expand the Dimapur Airport. Flights land and leave from the airport on a regular basis. Guwahati and Kolkata have direct flights from the Airport. Air India and Indigo are the two flight operators providing flights to and from Dimapur.

(2) Power:

The present peak demand of power in the State is only 50MW. With commissioning of more 132/66KV substations in Wokha and Tizit during the 2000, augmentation and System improvement the peak demand is expected to reach 80 MW. Even after commissioning of the 75 MW Doyang HEP, 24 MW Likhimro HEP and 24 MW Thermal Power Station, the State will still be in shortage of power. Therefore there is tremendous scope of investment opportunities in the Power sector. Nagaland has potential of more than 2000 MW in hydel power generation.

(3) Telecommunications and Internet Service:

A range of broadband services and wireless connectivity are being offered in Nagaland.The cell phone users have ready access to 4G, 5G and other latest wave of digital innovations. The wireless telephone and devices has been taken over the ubiquitous landline phones.Of the 1.70 million total subscribers in Nagaland, 1.69 million (99.41%) were wireless connections. During the July–September 2024 period, rural subscribers slightly outnumbered their urban counterparts at 0.86 million and 0.80 million, respectively.