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GUWAHATI, Nov 29: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed cheques worth Rs 1 lakh to each of the 1,296 families at a function held at Doloo Tea Estate in Cachar on Tuesday, as a goodwill gesture to the families of tea workers of Doloo Tea Garden in Cachar district.
Chief minister Sarma, while speaking on the occasion, said that the welfare of the people belonging to tea garden areas has been one of the priorities of his government. He also said that his government is working for the socio-cultural-economic and academic development of the people belonging to tea garden areas.
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While handing over the cheques, the chief minister assured that his government will also give financial assistance to the tune of Rs 1 lakh each to the casual employees belonging to Doloo Tea Estate.
CM Sarma also said that for the academic empowerment of the students belonging to Doloo Tea Estate, the state government will post an adequate number of teachers in the school at Doloo Tea Estate.
“Moreover, poor families in Doloo Tea Estate will be included in Orunodoi beneficiaries’ list and once included, each family will be entitled to monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,250 per month,” said the chief minister.
He asked the tea garden families of Doloo Tea Estate to use the amount for the education of their children. He also said since education is the most important tool for human resource development, the tea garden families of Doloo Tea Estate should educate their children and make good use of the quota ear-marked for students of the tea community for admission in medical colleges. He also said that his government is working on a plan to provide free electricity to tea garden areas across the state.
CM Sarma further added that airports are a harbinger of economic prosperity of a region.
“So, the proposed airport at Doloo will usher in unprecedented economic development of the Barak valley region. Since the existing airport at Kumbhirgram is a defence airport, expansion of the airport to the increasing demands of air traffic is not possible. Therefore, the proposed new airport at Doloo besides meeting the enhanced customer demand will bring about economic growth for the people,” said the chief minister.
Sarma earlier laid the foundation stone of a project involving road widening and providing a heavy guard wall on both sides of the Rangirkhal areas in Silchar town. The project will be executed under CIDF with a financial outlay of Rs 4,206 lakh and the length of the project will be approximately 3.72 km. The proposed infrastructure work will start from Kanakpur Bazar and end near Suntil Hospital through Shyamananda Ashram, Netaji School. Once the project is completed it will reduce soil erosion and increase the water bearing capacity of the channel thereby mitigating urban flooding to a great extent.
Minister of Transport Parimal Suklabaidya, minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Ashok Singhal, minister of Finance Ajanta Neog, minister of Water Resources Pijush Hazarika, minister of Public Health Engineering Jayanta Malla Baruah, minister of Power Nandita Gorlosa, MP Dr Rajdeep Roy, MLAs Dipayan Chakraborty and Kaushik Rai and host of others were present on the occasion.
