Assam CM Sarma lays foundations for 19 projects worth Rs. 425.75 crore in Biswanath
Guwahati: As a part of 'Bikashar Babe Eta Poshek', a development initiative of the State government, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday laid the foundation stones and inaugurated 19 schemes involving a financial outlay of Rs. 425.75 crore at Biswanath district.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Sarma attending a programme held at Kamalakanta Kshetra in Biswanath, laid the foundations virtually for 12 schemes covering Biswanath, Gohpur and Sootea Assembly Constituencies.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sarma paying rich tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives in the freedom struggle of the country, said that welfare of all sections of the people of the state has been the commitment of the his government.
He said that in Biswanath district six thousand beneficiaries from each of the four constituencies viz Biswanath, Gohpur, Behali and Sootea of the district would be included to Orunodoi scheme.
The senior citizens who have been getting Rs. 250 monthly pension will now be getting Rs. 1250 under Orunodoi scheme.
It may be noted that in Biswanath, the foundations that have been laid include the integrated DC Office for Rs. 50 crore, circuit house for Rs. 11 crore, district sports complex for Rs. 50 crore, office complex of Assam Battalion to be built at Paboi for Rs. 177.23 crore, construction of embankment from Biswanath to Panpur measuring 8 KM for Rs. 11.91 crore, setting up of a Polytechnic College at Sootea and strengthening the existing ITI for Rs. 5.03 crore and host of others.
Moreover, the Assam Chief Minister also inaugurated the newly built Sadbhavana Bhawan at Behali involving a financial outlay of Rs. 1.46 crore and the newly built auditorium at the premises of the office of the BDO at Behali.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sarma said that for taking the development of Biswanath to a greater height, steps will be taken to introduce Arts stream in Behali Science College from the next academic session.
He also said that the Office of the Revenue Circle Officer at Behali will also be set up. Under Asom Mala scheme, a bridge will be constructed connecting Buroi and Borgang between Bohpur and Biswanath, Sarma added.
He also distributed 20,000 ration cards in Biswanath district.
Minister for Water Resources, Information and Public Relations etc Pijush Hazarika who is also the Guardian Minister of the district, MP Lok Sabha Pallab Lochan Das, MLAs Ranjit Dutta, Padma Hazarika, Promode Borthakur, Utpal Bora, Ganesh Limbu, Krishna Kamal Tanti, Chairman Assam Seed Corporation Prabin Hazarika, Chairman Assam Small Industries Development Corporation Kishore Upadhaya and a host of other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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