DISPUR, Assam: Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth ₹11,000 crore in Guwahati, Assam.
The key focus of these projects included medical and sports infrastructure and road connectivity.
While addressing the gathering, Modi said that the development projects will boost Assam’s connectivity to the other North Eastern states as well as neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia. The projects will also boost employment in the tourism sector and will create new opportunities for sporting talents in the state.
Modi added that there will be an expansion to the medical education and healthcare sector in the state too.
Some of the major projects for which foundation stones were laid included the Kamakhya Temple corridor (₹498 crore), the six-lane road from the new airport terminal (₹358 crore), and the upgradation of Nehru Stadium to FIFA standards (₹831 crore) and a new sports complex in Chandrapur (₹300 crore).
The second edition of ‘Assam Mala’ roads was also kick-started by Modi. This initiative will comprise of upgrading and construction of 43 new roads with 38 concrete bridges, entailing a total investment of ₹3,444 crore.
He also laid the foundation stone for the integrated new building of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, to be constructed for ₹3,250 crore.