Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a meeting on Wednesday meeting at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Dibrugarh with several ministers, MLAs and senior officials to take stock of the preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Namrup on December 21. During his proposed visit to Assam on December 20 and 21, Prime Minister Modi will formally inaugurate the new terminal building of the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Borjhar, Guwahati and also unveil a statue of the Bharat Ratna Gopinath Bordoloi.
Moreover, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of an ammonia-urea project in Namrup, built at a cost of around Rs 12,000 crore with a production capacity of 12 lakh metric tonnes. He will also address a public rally. During the stock-taking meeting, Sarma issued a series of directives to ensure flawless arrangements for all events the Prime Minister will attend, including security measures. He asked the administration to ensure adequate light refreshments, drinking water, and hygienic facilities for the public attending the event, along with proper traffic control and parking arrangements, and availability of primary medical care.
The meeting was attended by Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika, Power Minister Prasanta Phukan, Industries and Commerce and Public Enterprises Minister Bimal Borah, Cooperation Minister Jogen Mohan, Labour Welfare Minister Rupesh Gowala, several MLAs, and senior officials including Chief Secretary Ravi Kota. Earlier, Chief Minister Sarma also visited Namrup to inspect the venue of the proposed public meeting to be attended by the Prime Minister. He also held a meeting with the officials engaged in the preparations, reviewed all arrangements in detail, and issued necessary instructions to ensure the smooth conduct of the event.
