PM Modi to launch projects worth more than Rs 14,000 crore in Assam on Friday; details here

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on Friday and inaugurate an All India Institute of Medical Sciences and three other medical colleges besides laying foundations of other projects that cost a whopping Rs 14,300 crore.

According to a statement by the PMO, the Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of a bridge on the Brahmaputra river connecting Palashbari to Sualkuchi. “He will launch the beautification exercise of Rang Ghar, Sivasaga. He will witness a mega Bihu dance which will feature more than 10,000 performers,” the release said.

PM Modi’s Assam visit: Complete Schedule

12 PM: PM Modi will reach AIIMS Guwahati and inspect its newly built campus. He will then dedicate AIIMS Guwahati and three other Medical colleges to the Nation. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Assam Advanced Health Care Innovation Institute (AAHII) and launch ‘Aapke Dwar Ayushman’ campaign by distributing Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) cards to eligible beneficiaries.

2.15 PM: PM Modi will attend the programme marking the platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Guwahati High Court at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra.

5 PM: PM Modi will witness Bihu programme in Guwahati’s Sarusajai Stadium. Later, he will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the Nation various development projects including commissioning of a 500 TPD Menthol Plant in Namrup.

Among other projects, the PM will lay the foundation stone of bridge on Brahmaputra River connecting Palashbari and Sualkuchi and beautification of Rang Ghar. He will dedicate five railway projects to the nation.

AIIMS Guwahati

Built at a cost of more than Rs 1120 crores, AIIMS Guwahati is a state-of-the-art Hospital with having capacity of 750 beds including 30 AYUSH beds. The foundation stone of the hospital was laid by the Prime Minister in May 2017. AIIMS Guwahati, which will have an annual intake capacity of 100 MBBS students every year, will ill provide world-class health facilities to the people of the Northeast.

On the occasion, the PM will dedicate to the nation three Medical Colleges, including Nalbari Medical College, Nagaon Medical College and Kokrajhar Medical College built at the cost of about Rs 615 crore, Rs 600 crore and Rs 535 crore, respectively. Each medical college has an attached 500 bedded teaching hospitals with OPD/ IPD services including emergency services, ICU facilities, OT and diagnostic facilities etc. Each Medical College will also have an annual intake capacity of 100 MBBS students.

PM to lay foundation stone for AAHII

Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stone of Assam Advanced Health Care Innovation Institute (AAHII), which will be built at a cost of about Rs 546 crore. It will facilitate cutting-edge inventions and R&D in medicine and healthcare, identify the nation’s unique problems related to heath and promote development of new technologies for solving those problems.

‘Assam Cop’ app launch

Prime Minister will launch a mobile application ‘Assam Cop’ designed by Assam Police at the programme marking the platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Guwahati High Court. The app will facilitate accused and vehicle search from the database of Crime and Criminal Network Tracking System (CCTNS) and the VAHAN national register.

Railway projects

The railway projects, which will be inaugurated by PM Modi, include Digaru – Lumding section, Gauripur – Abhayapuri Section, doubling of New Bongaigaon – Dhup Dhara section, electrification of Raninagar Jalpaiguri – Guwahati section, Senchoa – Silghat Town and Senchoa – Mairabari section.