Guwahati: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and MoS (independent charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan jointly performed Bhumi Pujan for a multi-specialty hospital to be built at Rojabari in Sivasagar district of Assam on Saturday.
The duo also ceremoniously launched the construction work of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) to come up at Sivasagar district.
The multi-specialty hospital will be built at sprawling land of 50 acre and the proposed 362 bedded hospital will be built at a cost of Rs 312 crore.
Speaking on the occasion, Sonowal said during the last 11 months, the present state government has been resolutely working to uplift the poor section of the society.
He also said in order to materialise the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state government has been relentlessly striving to achieve ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Bikash’.
Sonowal said Modi has started a new trend by abolishing VIP culture and promoting an ambiance where “every person is important”.
Acknowledging AASU’s role in bringing the petroleum institution to fruition, Mr Sonowal said it is the solemn duty of each and every individual to maintain the institution as the best in the country.
Pradhan also informed that Babasaheb Ambedkar Vaidyakiya Prathisthan has been entrusted with the responsibility of running the multi-specialty hospital in partnership with the ONGC, so that quality medical facilities can be provided to the poorest of the poor at affordable cost. (UNI)
