Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday inaugurated five projects worth an aggregate of Rs. 114.17 crores in Morigaon district.
He inaugurated a railway over bridge built at a cost of Rs. 85.96 crores, the newly-constructed Inspection Bungalow of the Public Works Department built at a cost of Rs. 9.50 crores, a 750-seating capacity auditorium of the sports association with a project cost of Rs. 7.20 crores, a Multi-Utility Building of the Jagiroad Development Authority costing Rs. 1.95 crores and a cycle track around the bank of Taranga Beel developed at a cost of Rs. 9.56 crores.
Speaking at a public meeting held at Jagiroad’s Kagaz Nagar Khelpathar, Sarma said inauguration of developmental projects worth Rs. 114 crores in a single day for a single Legislative Assembly Constituency is a record in itself, as projects costing such a huge amount of money may never have been inaugurated for a single constituency in a single day earlier.
He said the current government took a bold decision to allocate a sum of Rs. 810 crores to resolve the vexed issues related to the paper mills of Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited in Jagiroad and Cachar.
The amount was utilized to mitigate various issues, including compensation to the affected workers of the mills, shut down due to various factors, he added.
Sarma declared that an amount of Rs. 50 crores would be spent to develop a modern drainage system for Jagiroad town.
Water Resources and Information & Public Relations Minister Pijush Hazarika, Department of Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Ashok Singhal, Minister of Health & Family Welfare Keshab Mahanta, Members of Legislative Assembly Ramakanta Deori, Rupak Sarmah, Sashi Kanta Das attended the meeting.
