Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate Rs 14,300-crore worth development projects during his visit to Assam on the occasion of the state’s spring festival ‘Rongali Bihu’, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.
As a part of the programme, Modi will dedicate railway projects worth Rs 7,280 crore, creating 700 km of rail infrastructure to improve connectivity in the Northeast, Sarma said at a press conference here, after reviewing arrangements of the PM’s visit on Friday, with his cabinet colleagues and senior officials.
The prime minister will also inaugurate the Rs 1,123-crore AIIMS, Guwahati and distribute health cards to 1.1 crore people, among other programmes.
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Thousands of Bihu’ dancers and drummers will strive to create a Guinness World Record on Thursday, Sarma said.
The certificate will be handed over by the PM on Friday, he said.
The Assam government will give Rs 25,000 each to over 11,000 participants of the Mega Bihu’ along with the “master trainers” and reserve dancers, the chief minister said.
A ‘Sat Bihu’ (seven) will be organised in every district from next year, and a celebration committee will be formed with civil society members, he said.
Earlier, in a series of tweets, Sarma said Modi’s much-awaited visit during the Bihu’ festival will mark the grand celebration of the New Year with the dawn of a new era of development under his leadership.
“The prime minister occupies a special place in the hearts of the Assamese as he has taken our heritage to an unprecedented global level,” Sarma said.
“After inaugurating seven cancer hospitals in Assam in 2022, during his upcoming visit Hon PM will dedicate to the State 3 new medical colleges. Built at a cost of Rs 1,700 cr with 1,500 beds, this is part of our goal to build 21 new medical colleges in Assam,” the chief minister tweeted.
Modi will also lay the foundation for the Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute, a collaboration between IIT-Guwahati and the state government.
“This one-of-its-kind institution will attempt to break traditional barriers between engineering and medical streams,” Sarma added.
The PM will distribute Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) cards to a “record” 1.10 crore beneficiaries, he said.
Modi will also inaugurate a mega 500 TPD methanol plant in Namrup, built jointly by the state government and Oil India Ltd to energise the petroleum industry.
“In our continued thrust to build bridges across the mighty Brahmaputra, he will lay the foundation for another bridge connecting Palashbari and Sualkuchi,” Sarma said.
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