Guwahati: The construction of the Assam Bhawan in two cities in South India will be completed by the end of 2023, according to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s announcement on Saturday.
CM Sarma laid the cornerstone for the new Assam House in Dwarka today in New Delhi.
Chief minister attended the event and said that the Assam Bhawans in Kolkata and New Delhi will be rebuilt.
He said, “The existing Assam Bhawan in Kolkata will be renovated which will start in July next year and renovation works for existing Assam Bhawan in New Delhi will start from next month.”
He announced the construction of New Delhi’s Dwarka neighborhood’s Karbi Bhawan, Dimasa Bhawan and Assam House.
On this CM Sarma said, “The Assam House will be helpful and beneficial mainly for the patients from Assam. It will be also helpful for the students who come to the place for enrolment in colleges and universities.”
“By June this year, construction of Assam Bhawan in Vellore will be completed, followed by the one in Bangalore in November,” he said.
He further said, “Our government is looking for land acquisition in Delhi and Mumbai to set up Assam project in the mentioned area to establish Namghors and other which would reflect the culture of Assamese community.”
Additionally, CM Sarma stated that a bridge over the Brahmaputra River would be built to connect Gohpur and Golaghat.