Elaborate arrangements made for visit of PM today
HT Bureau
DIPHU/DIBRUGARH, April 27: The state government has made elaborate arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s day-long visit to the state on Thursday, with chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma monitoring the preparations.
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The Prime Minister is scheduled to reach Dimapur airport in Nagaland at 11 am and from there, take a helicopter to Diphu.
He will address the ‘unity, peace and development rally’ at Loringthepi and lay the foundation of several educational and development projects worth over Rs 500 crore.
Modi will then leave for Dibrugarh where he will dedicate to the nation the Dibrugarh Cancer Centre at the Assam Medical College Hospital, they said.
Later in the afternoon, he will virtually inaugurate seven cancer hospitals and lay the foundation for seven more across Assam from Khanikar Park in Dibrugarh, where Tata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata, Union ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and Rameshwar Teli, Governor Jagdish Mukhi and Sarma would also be present.
The seven hospitals that will be inaugurated are at Dibrugarh, Barpeta, Tezpur, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Kokrajhar and Darrang. The medical establishments whose foundation will be laid are at Dhubri, Goalpara, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Nalbari, Nagaon and Tinsukia.
The chief minister has visited both Dibrugarh and Karbi Anglong districts twice to monitor the preparations.
A local holiday has been declared in the two districts on Thursday, with all schools and colleges, and state government offices and institutions to remain closed.
Tight security arrangements have been made and traffic regulations put in place. The Transport department has pressed into service over 5,000 buses to bring people to the venues of the programmes. Potholes have been repaired and road dividers painted in the two towns over the last fortnight.
BJP workers have reached out to people in far-flung areas in the two districts and invited them to the events in the traditional Assamese way with ‘paan and tamul’ (betel leaves and areca nuts).
Meanwhile, the chief minister on Wednesday reviewed preparations at Loringthepi along with ministers, Pijush Hazarika and Jogen Mohan and the chief executive member (CEM) of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Tuliram Ronghang.
Sarma inspected the main stage from where Modi will address the gathering. He also inspected the other pandals and the whole area of the meeting venue. A vast paddy field is being used for the mega rally.
The final touches on the pandal and approach road from the NH-36 to the meeting venue are still being given. Toilet and drinking water facilities are provided.
Meanwhile, various organisations including the district committees of the ruling BJP have welcomed the Prime Minister’s visit to Karbi Anglong. People are expecting he would make some announcement on the demand for creation of an autonomous state.
Meanwhile, addressing a press conference here, Dibrugarh deputy commissioner Biswajit Pegu said that every arrangement has been made for Modi’s visit to Dibrugarh.
He mentioned that arrangements have been made for 2 lakh people for the PM’s public rally at Khanikar.
Different routes have been identified for the public coming from various parts of Dibrugarh and other neighbouring districts to attend the Prime Minister’s rally.
Dibrugarh superintendent of police Shwetank Mishra said that every security arrangements have been made for the PM’s visit.
He mentioned that special DGP (Law and Order) GP Singh has been monitoring the security arrangements for the Prime Minister’s visit.
Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited the Cancer Care Centre at AMCH to review the preparation of the inauguration programme.
