Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today inaugurated several development projects in the Jalukbari Assembly Constituency in Guwahati.
As part of the Mukhyamantrir Unnata Paki Path Nirman Achoni for 2024-25, he formally inaugurated an RCC bridge constructed to connect Bamunrajan Road with Forest School Road and 19 single-cell RCC box culverts constructed over the Kalmani stream at Azara.
Inaugurating the RCC bridge connecting Bamunrajan Road with Forest School Road, constructed at a cost of more than Rs. 2.56 crore, Chief Minister Sarma said that the old wooden bridge at the site was in a highly dilapidated condition. As a result, residents of Baripara area were compelled to take a longer route via Bamunrajan Road for their daily commute.
The new bridge, measuring 32.40 metres in length, will provide direct and convenient connectivity to Forest School Road, significantly reducing travel time for students, office-goers, patients and other commuters, adding the Chief Minister said that several thousand people from nearby areas, including Garigaon, Baripara, Bhakunda, Jeutipara and Noapara, would directly benefit from the bridge.
Sarma further said that the bridge would also provide improved and direct connectivity from Forest School Road to the Dharapur area.
He assured the local residents that steps would be taken to undertake measures for preventing erosion at Bamunrajan.
Meanwhile, inaugurating the 19 single-cell RCC box culverts constructed over the Kalmani stream at Azara at a cost of Rs. 3.41 crore, the Chief Minister said that the culverts, extending from Kalitapara to Hatkhowapara, would establish direct connectivity between the interior roads of Azara and National Highway-37.
He said that prior to the implementation of the project, local residents had to use old and dilapidated wooden bridges to cross the Kalmani stream. Keeping in view the convenience and transportation needs of the people, the Public Works Roads Department had undertaken an initiative to replace these unsafe wooden bridges with permanent RCC culverts.
The new culverts would directly benefit patients requiring ambulance and emergency medical services, fire and emergency response teams, school students, daily commuters and local residents by providing improved connectivity and transportation facilities, the Chief Minister said. He also stated that further measures would be undertaken in the coming days for the overall development of the larger area.
Assam CM inaugurates development projects in Jalukbari constituency in Guwahati
