Gogoi goes on inauguration spree at Titabor

JORHAT, Jan 22 : With the Parliamentary elections round the corner, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today laid foundation stones and inaugurated facilities galore in a whirlwind tour of his home constituency Titabor.

Gogoi dedicated the Titabor public auditorium to the public and later inaugurated the improvement works of the historic Dhodar Ali under Asom Bikash Yojana. In addition to this, he laid the foundation stones of the buildings of SDO’s office and other allied offices. He also inaugurated the streetlight project of Titabor subdivision.

Addressing a meeting at the public auditorium, the Chief Minister maintained that the overall welfare of the State was not possible without the development of the rural areas.

He claimed that the PWD had macadamized a total length of 10,500 km of roads under the Congress-led State Government. As many as 998 bridges have been built, too, he said. On the other hand, the previous AGP Government could execute pucca road construction works on a total length of 525 km alone, Gogoi added.

The Chief Minister distributed yarn among 15 weavers under the Karmajyoti Scheme in the same function. State PWD Minister Ms Ajanta Neog, who was also present on the occasion, sought public cooperation from the people in executing the various projects relating to the development of the transport and communication infrastructure.Jorhat Deputy Commissioner Ms LS Changsan, who stated the objectives of the meet, pointed out that the improvement of Dhodar Ali would incur an expenditure of Rs 7,044 lakh.

The public auditorium has been constructed at a cost of Rs 259 lakh. The streetlight project was completed at a cost of Rs 77 lakh. The same amount will be spent on constructing the offices of SDO and others, she said. The MLAs of Jorhat, Mariani and Majuli, press adviser to the Chief Minister Debo Kumar Bora and several Congress functionaries were present at the meeting anchored by Jorhat DIPRO DM Sarma.

The Chief Minister also visited Sankari Kala Kristi Bikash Kendra and took part in the ninth biennial conference of All Thengal Kachari Association held at the precincts of MRS Higher Secondary School in Titabor.

He inaugurated a rest house at Titabor FRU later in the evening. The facility has been constructed with funds made available by Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council.