Guwahati, 28th October: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on October 28 informed that soil collected from more than 26,000 villages and towns in Assam has been sent to Delhi.
Taking to plaftorm X, CM Sarma wrote, “Soil collected from 26,098 villages and towns in Assam over the last 5 weeks today left for New Delhi. Mati from across Bharat will soon converge at Amrit Vatika for a grand tribute to our martyrs”.
Scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on Saturday, a group of youths will accompany a number of urns, ensuring their secure placement within the premises of Assam House.
Chief Minister Sarma, during a media interaction, shared that on October 31, the soil from these Assam urns will be combined with soil from various parts of the country.
This merging ceremony will take place in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will be utilized in the construction of Amrit Vatika in the national capital.
Furthermore, he mentioned that soil from an additional 270 urns currently stored in the state will be utilized in the construction of the proposed university in Gohpur, which will be named in honor of the martyred freedom fighter, Kanaklata Barua.