HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, June 11: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, paid a visit to the construction site of the under construction bridge over the Brahmaputra connecting Guwahati with North Guwahati and took stock of the progress of the construction work.
Chief minister Sarma boarded a ship at Lachit Ghat and took close inspection of the works across the river up to North Guwahati. During his on-site inspection, Sarma held discussions with the construction engineers of the executing agency as well as PWD. During the visit to the site, the chief minister took stock of the risk management taken into consideration during the construction of the bridge.
The chief minister also took a view of the powerpoint presentation prepared by the executing agency and the PWD and assessed the financial and physical progress of the bridge.
Later talking to the media, the chief minister said that the construction work of the bridge achieved 73 percent progress. Out of the total Rs 2600 crore financial outlay, till date Rs 1900 crore have been spent. The chief minister said that in view of the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bihar, special attention and monitoring have been laid with regard to the construction of this bridge. An IIT will be engaged in for the quality auditing of the under construction bridge so that the bridge meets all safety protocols. He also said that the bridge will be dedicated to the service of the nation by next year.
Water resources minister Pijush Hazarika also accompanied the chief minister during the visit.
Earlier, chief minister Sarma also visited the site of Assam Legislative Assembly and took stock of the construction of the new Assembly building. Speaker Assam Legislative Assembly Biswajit Daimary was also present during this visit.
