Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited Jagiroad in Morigaon district during which he inaugurated five projects worth an aggregate of Rs. 114.17 crore.
He inaugurated a railway overbridge built for Rs. 85.96 crore, the newly-constructed Inspection Bungalow of the Public Works Department built for Rs. 9.50 crore, a 750-seating capacity auditorium of the sports association with a project cost of Rs. 7.20 crore, a Multi-Utility Building of the Jagiroad Development Authority costing Rs. 1.95 crore and a cycle track around the bank of Taranga Beel developed for Rs. 9.56 crore.
These apart, he flagged off ambulances and other vehicles under the road safety mission and a digital LED board of Janasanyog Assam located on the premises of the Jagiroad Police Station.
Speaking at a public meeting held at Jagiroad’s Kagaz Nagar Khelpathar, Chief Minister Sarma said, “The inauguration of developmental projects worth Rs. 114 crore in a single day for a single Legislative Assembly Constituency is a record in itself, as projects costing such a huge amount of money may never have been inaugurated for a single constituency in a single day earlier.”
He congratulated the residents of Morigaon district in general and Jagiroad town in particular for the latest additions to public infrastructures, exuding confidence these would go a long way in fulfilling the genuine hopes and aspirations of the residents of Jagiroad to a great extent.
Chief Minister Sarma said the current government took a bold decision to allocate a sum of Rs. 810 crore to resolve the vexed issues related to the paper mills of Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited in Jagiroad and Cachar.
The amount was utilized to mitigate various issues, including compensation to the affected workers of the mills, shut down due to various factors. Massive investments in Jagiroad are on their way, the Chief Minister said.
Chief Minister Dr. Sarma declared that an amount of Rs. 50 crore would be spent to develop a modern drainage system for Jagiroad town. This apart, a new fire service centre would also be established, he said. Further, an amount of Rs. 66
crore would be spent to develop the stretch of road between Baghara and Amsoi under the Asom Mala scheme.
The Chief Minister exuded confidence the upcoming Morigaon Medical College and Hospital would be opened to the public within two years. Chief Minister Sarma said the State has been witnessing unprecedented levels of developmental activities for the past few years. He said the government was on track to fulfilling its promise of providing jobs under the government sector to 1-lakh youths of the State.