GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister, Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of a flyover at Na-Ali in Jorhat town under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme on Sunday.
The flyover will be constructed with a financial outlay of Rs 112 crore.
Sonowal also laid the foundation stone for setting up a trade centre for women at Jorhat.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the chief minister highlighted the rich heritage of Jorhat and its contribution in enriching the social, intellectual and cultural fields of the state.
He underlined the significant roles played by Krishna Kanta Handique, Debeswar Sarma, Mitradev Mahanta and Mehruddin Ahmed towards developing a congenial social environment in Assam and urged the people of Jorhat to play a more leadership role in building a robust future of the state.
Saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi accorded top priority to improve road, rail, air and internet connectivity of the north eastern region; he said that as a result of his visionary leadership, new flight service between Jorhat-Kolkata by Indigo Airways and Jorhat-Delhi as well as Jorhat-Kolkata-Guwahati flight service by Jet Airways could be launched.
He also viewed that the new flight service would address a long felt need of the region.
Moreover, the chief minister said that under ‘Act East Policy’, communication received a major push which would lead to remarkable transformation in the region in the days to come.
Speaking on the occasion, PWD minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that while Rs 67 crore was allocated under NEIDS for construction of the Na-Ali flyover, the state government has contributed Rs 45 crore from its own resources.
He said Rs 1000 crore has been earmarked for infrastructure development of five towns of the state, including Jorhat, with Rs 200 crore for each town.
The PWD minister further said that the government would provide Rs 90 crore for development of villages of Jorhat with Rs 30 crore per year for three years.
Sarma also informed about construction of another flyover at Jorhat, besides introduction of PG courses in each department of Jorhat Medical College.
