GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today laid the foundation stone of 70 MW Solar Park at Japisajia village of Amguri in Sivasagar district in a bid to boost power production and promoting clean energy in the state.
The Solar Park to be set up in an area of 340 acre with production life of 25 years will also provide facilities for research and development in the field of solar energy. The park will also act as a centre for generating awareness on the use and value of solar power.
Chief Minister Sonowal while taking part in a meeting held on the occasion said that the solar power project would give a new impetus to the state government’s avowed goal of making Assam self sufficient in terms of power production. He said that the state government has set a target to generate 6500 MW power in the state by 2030 and this goal could be achieved only through leveraging power production capacity of the state.
Stating that the state government has been working with outmost commitment to ensure better future for the youth and dignified life for the citizens of the state, the Chief Minister averred that the goal of the state government is to realise equal development for all sections of people of the state without any discrimination.
Sonowal mentioned that government accords top priority to education sector with a view to provide better academic opportunities to the young generation and making them more capable as well as skilled to face the challenges of today’s competitive world.
He also underlined the government’s commitment by saying that free admission, text books, uniform and food as well as scholarships are being provided to the students of poor families so that they do not remain out of the purview of education. The Chief Minister moreover urged parents and teachers to play a more proactive role in inspiring the youth to take up academic activities more seriously and instilling in them moral values.
Moreover, highlighting the positive outcome of the Act East Policy in boosting people-to-people contact, infrastructure development and business relations in Assam and North East, Chief Minister Sonowal said that a feel good environment prevailed in Assam as on date and as a result of this flow of huge amount of investment becomes possible. He informed that in the Gas and Oil sector alone around Rs 40,000 crore investment had been sanctioned.