PM Modi unveils development projects worth INR 17,500 crore in Assam

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GUWAHATI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled development projects worth INR 17,500 crore in Assam on Saturday.

The PM unveiled the projects strengthening the health, oil and gas, railway and housing sectors at a function in Jorhat.

He laid the foundation stone of projects under the Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North Eastern Region (PM-DevINE) scheme. Among these projects are a Medical College and Hospital at Sivasagar and a Hemato-Lymphoid Centre in Guwahati.

He also laid the foundation stone for the capacity expansions of the Digboi Refinery from 0.65 to 1 mmtpa and Guwahati Refinery from 1.0 to 1.2 mmtpa, among others.

Modi inaugurated a new medical college and hospital at Tinsukia and the 718-km-long Barauni- Guwahati Pipeline, built at a cost of about Rs 3,992 crore.

He also inaugurated about 5.5 lakh homes under PM Awas Yojana-Gramin, constructed at a cost of about INR 8,450 crore.

The PM also inaugurated railway projects worth more than INR 1,300 crore in the state. Among these were the Dhupdhara-Chhaygaon section of the New Bongaigaon-Guwahati via Goalpara doubling project and the New Bongaigaon-Sorbhog section of the New Bongaigaon–Agthori doubling project.

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were present at the programme.

A golden day for Assam as Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji dedicates developmental projects of over ₹17,000 cr.
This includes 5.5 lakh #PMAwas houses, new hospitals, colleges, gas pipelines and railway lines among others. https://t.co/yqrnPlYxvb

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (Modi Ka Parivar) (@himantabiswa) March 9, 2024

PM Modi unveils 125-foot statue of Lachit Borphukan in Assam's Jorhat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a 125-foot bronze statue of 'Ahom general' Lachit Borphukan in Assam's Jorhat.

The 'Statue of Valour' was unveiled by the PM at the Lachit Barphukan Maidam Development Project at Hollongapar near Teok.

Modi, who reached Jorhat from Arunachal Pradesh by helicopter, was dressed in traditional attire and headgear.

He participated in an Ahom ritual for the unveiling of the statue.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accompanied the prime minister during the programme.

The height of the statute, built by Ram Vanji Sutar, is 84 feet and it is set on a pedestal of 41 feet, making the structure 125 feet tall.

The foundation of the statue was laid by former President Ram Nath Kovind in February 2022.

Lachit Borphukan was a legendary army commander of the Ahom kingdom (1228-1826).

He is known for his leadership in the 1671 'Battle of Saraighat' that thwarted a drawn-out attempt by the mighty Mughal forces, led by Raja Ramsingh-I, to take back Assam.

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