Assam, 15th July: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday to discuss the construction of a new Assam Bhawan and the search for a suitable property.
CM Sarma said, “As we have decided to establish a new Assam Bhawan in New Delhi and for the same we were looking land. However, we didn’t consider the locations shown to us as suitable for the Bhawan so we approached the Lt. Governor for a land at a suitable location.”
Later on Saturday morning, CM Sarma met with Union Forest Minister Bhupendra Yadav to get advice on how to acquire the one crore saplings the state government plans to plant in honor of Gandhi Jayanti.
“We have applied for a national tender for the procurement of one crore plant saplings, however, we sought advice from the union minister if the centre could assist us in any way,” CM Sarma said.