Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for multiple projects totaling Rs 8.53 crores in the Jorhat district as part of the ongoing “A Fortnight for Development.”
The various projects launched are:
1. Lachit Maidam and Cultural Project
2. Jorhat-Komarbondha road
3. Rly flyover at Komarbondha
4. Integrated DC office
5. Dist Sports Complex
6. Bapuji Mini stadium – Mariani
7. Assam Women University – Teok Campus
8. Cultural Complex to be named after Gomdhar Konwar
9. Research Initiatives to upgrade 3 ITIs
10. Memorial park at Jorhat Central Jail complex
11. 3 APDCL sub-stations
12. Silk College – Titabor
Meanwhile, Himanta Biswa Sarma also attended the Bhumi Pujan for the Rs 149.83 crores project to construct Lachit Barphukan’s maidam at Gohaigaon in honour of the national hero’s 400th birthday.
The Assam chief minister also said that 42 bighas of land have been purchased for the project, which would also contain a 125-foot bronze statue of Lachit Barphukan, a museum, an auditorium, a residential arena, a water body, and an approach road, among other facilities.
The initiative’s second phase will be implemented beginning on January 5.