Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma lays foundations for projects worth Rs 767 cr in Barak Valley
Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated and laid foundations for several projects worth Rs 767 crore in Barak Valley.
Sarma who is on a two-day Barak Valley tour, today visited Cachar and Hailakandi districts and inaugurated and laid foundations for a number of projects which would take the development of Barak Valley to a new height.
He during his visit also inaugurated 75 schemes encompassing 18,869 beneficiaries from eight Legislative Assembly Constituencies in the region. The Chief Minister inaugurated five schemes involving a financial outlay of Rs 229 and laid the foundations for four projects worth Rs 538 crore.
The Chief Minister also laid the foundations for an integrated DC office of Cachar involving an outlay of Rs 48 crore, a convention centre worth Rs 16 crore in Silchar.
The Chief Minister also laid foundations for improvement of road measuring 22 KM from Borkhola to Kalain involving Rs 210 crore and another road from Cechabari to Hailakandi measuring 24 KM involving Rs 264 crore. On the otherhand Chief Minister also inaugurated three bridges over the Barak river and unveiled a statue of Lachit Borphukan at the premises of DC office Cachar.
He also unveiled a statue of Bharat Ratna Atal Behari Vajpayee in Hailakandi.
Sarma said that for promoting the transportation of Barak Valley along with development of other sectors, government is giving top priority. The Chief Minister on the occasion announced that another bridge will be constructed at Silghat.
He said that the three bridges that he inaugurated will not only improve the transportation of the region, they will bring about overall development of Barak Valley. Stating the inauguration of the piped water schemes in Barak Valley today, the Chief Minister said that
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