PM Modi arrives in Assam for a two-day visit; To unveil projects worth Rs 11,600 Cr
PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for an integrated new building of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, which will be built at a cost of Rs 3,250 crore.
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived at Guwahati Airport in Assam where Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma received Prime Minister Modi. During his two-day trip, he is expected to roll out development projects worth nearly Rs 11,600 crore, according to a report by news agency PTI.
Prime Minister Modi received by Prime Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Prime Minister Modi was received by Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, state ministers and senior civilian and police officers. On Friday, Sarma said the Prime Minister would meet the state core committee of the BJP in the evening and discuss party matters. Modi will address a public meeting at the Veterinary College Playground in Khanapara at 11.30 am on Sunday, from where many state and central projects will be unveiled.
Some of the major projects for which foundation stones will be laid are the Kamakhya Temple Corridor (Rs 498 crore), the six-lane highway from the new airport terminal (Rs 358 crore) in Guwahati, the Nehru Stadium upgrade to FIFA standards (Rs 498 crore). Rs 831 crore) and a new sports complex in Chandrapur (Rs 300 crore). The second edition of Asom Mala Roads will also be kicked off by the Prime Minister. This phase includes 43 new roads and 38 concrete bridges, entailing a total investment of Rs 3,444 crore.
New building of Gauhati Medical College is inaugurated
Moreover, Modi will lay the foundation stone for an integrated new building of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, which will be built at a cost of Rs 3,250 crore. He will also lay the foundation stones for the proposed Karimganj Medical College and Hospital, which will be built at a cost of Rs 578 crore, and the Rs 297 crore Unity Mall in Guwahati.
Moreover, Modi will inaugurate the newly constructed four-lane highway from Biswanath Chariali to Gohpur, developed at a cost of Rs 1,451 crore, and another four-lane highway from Dolabari to Jamuguri, constructed at a cost of Rs 592 crore.
“In total, the Prime Minister will lay foundation stones or inaugurate projects worth Rs 11,599 crore, funded by both the state government and the Centre,” Sarma said. Modi will return after the program on Sunday.
(With input from agencies)