Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inspects Swahid Smarak Kshetra, set to honour Assam Agitation martyrs
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Swahid Smarak Kshetra, once completed will be a pilgrimage to honour the sacrifice of men and women who laid down their lives during the Assam Agitation.
Sarma visited Paschim Boragaon and inspected the Swahid Smarak Kshetra which is being built in the honour of supreme sacrifice of men and women of Assam Agitation.
It may be noted that the Smarak Kshetra being built with a financial outlay of Rs. 100 crore, will be dedicated to the people either on 10 December of this year or early next year.
Chief Minister Sarma said, “The Swahid Smarak Kshetra, once completed will be a pilgrimage to honour the sacrifice of men and women who laid down their lives during the Assam Agitation. The complex will have one of the tallest towers and feature busts of all Veer Swahids”. He also said that State government took the project in the honour of the people of the state who sacrificed their lives for the sake of Assam. He said that though 90 per cent work of the complex has been done, another work consisting of ‘light and sound’ and an ‘auditorium’ are on the pipeline which will add more beauty and convenience to the people who visit the complex. He also said that the complex will have a meditation hall, a gallery featuring photographs related to Assam Agitation, an outlet for ethnic cuisine for the people. The 225 feet Smarak symbolises the magnanimity and sacrifice of the martyrs of Assam Agitation, Dr. Sarma added.
The Chief Minister also talked to senior officers of PWD
