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Kamrup (Metro) Set For Rs. 1,208 Cr Projects 

CM Lays Foundation Of, Inaugurates Several Projects As Part Of Bikash Yatra 

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GUWAHATI, March 4: As a part of Bikash Yatra chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday inaugurated, laid foundations and performed bhumi pujan of projects worth Rs. 1,208 crore in Kamrup (metro) district in different programmes held across the district.

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Sarma dedicated the Elevated South Bank Corridor of Guwahati- North Guwahati Bridge involving an outlay of Rs. 326.01 crore to the public.

The elevated corridor is a tree-lane flyover with two rotaries. Special noise barriers have been installed to control noise pollution, which is first-of-its-kind in the state. The corridor is 1.2 km length with 15.2 m width from Bhoothnath to Machkhowa.

He also performed the bhumi pujan for the up gradation of an existing two-lane road to four-lane road connecting LGBI Airport from VIP Junction to Dharapur junction involving a cost of Rs. 358 crore.

The length of the road will be nine km with roundabouts at VIP junction SoS junction and Garal junction replacing existing ones at grade T/Y Junction. During the day, the chief minister also performed bhumi pujan for Trumpet Interchange at Gauripur T Junction. The 5.482 KM project to be built with budgetary expenditure of Rs. 408 crore, which will lead to better connectivity with nearby and remote areas and reduce accidents and commute time.

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Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that the Assam Public Works Roads Department undertook the ambitious project for construction of six-Lane extra-dosed PSC bridge over the Brahmaputra connecting Guwahati and North Guwahati at a cost of Rs. 2608.69 crore. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the bridge on February 9, 2019. The project activities commenced from August 14, 2019.

“With the inauguration of the portion of the elevated corridor, traffic congestion near Bharalumukh will be reduced to a great extent. The corridor will enhance the cityscape by the river and reinforce the river bank. Once completed the entire stretch of the Guwahati-North Guwahati Bridge over the Brahmaputra will be dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the month of December this year,” Sarma said.

The chief minister also said that with the inauguration of the elevated corridor, commuters coming from Adabari areas and going to Kachar Ghat could directly take the elevated corridor bypassing Bharalumukh. Giving a snapshot of the latest infrastructural developments of Guwahati, he said that the construction of the Neelachal Flyover, Shraddhanjali Flyover, Dispur Super market Flyover, extension of Ganeshguri Flyover have led to the smooth traffic movement in the city. The under-construction flyover at Kalapahar and the one from Dighali Pukhuri to Bamunimaidan would lead to a total transformation of the traffic movement in the city. He also said that another elevated corridor from Pandu to Kamakhya Temple over the Brahmaputra is on the pipeline, which would materialise very soon.

The Chief Minister further said that necessary steps for the construction of a flyover at Rani would be taken. He also spoke about the government’s initiatives aimed at massive infrastructure development near Deepor Beel with the aim of boosting tourism potential of the Ramsar Convention site. He further stated that the existing railway line passing through Deepor Beel would be upgraded to elevated railway corridor so as to minimise casualties of elephants inhabiting in the nearby areas.

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State housing and urban affairs Ashok Singhal, MP Queen Oja, MLA Ramendra Narayan Kalita, chief minister’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, GMC mayor Mrigen Sarania and a host of other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

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