SILCHAR: Assam leader minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday launched dredging operations for the Barak river all the way through the inauguration of the three-day Namami Barak competition.
The Barak river, designated as National Waterways-16, saw the graduation of the cleaning-up task at Bhanga level in Karimganj district. The Barak river will hyperlink up the Barak Valley region of Assam and neighboring Mizoram and Manipur with the Haldia port in West Bengal via Bangladesh, the executive minister mentioned.
Two cutter suction dredgers (CSD) have been engaged in the clean-up process. Three more CSDs will arrive in the next few days, the executive minister informed. "The dredging of the river systems of Assam has begun with the Barak river. Once dredging is done, the Barak river will see a sea-change in terms of betterment of the economic scenario of the region," mentioned Sonowal.
The leader minister, whilst inaugurating the three-day competition at a packed venue at Police Parade ground here mentioned the Barak valley region was discriminated in opposition to through earlier governments where construction was involved. The BJP executive wants parallel construction of both the Barak and Brahmaputra valleys.
Announcing a bevvy of projects, the executive minister mentioned three main bridges will probably be constructed in Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts each. He added that when the BJP executive got here to power, verbal exchange in the Barak Valley-railway connectivity in particular-has stepped forward so much.
The river competition, which will show off the sweetness and glory of the mighty river, will highlight Assam's doable and lend a hand put the valley at the global map as also usher in financial construction.
President Ram Nath Kovind will attend the competition on November 20, the closing day of the fest. Nagaland governor P B Acharya, Tripura governor Tathagata Roy, Meghalaya governor Ganga Prasad, Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju and minister of state for railways Rajen Gohain addressed the collection.
The Barak river, designated as National Waterways-16, saw the graduation of the cleaning-up task at Bhanga level in Karimganj district. The Barak river will hyperlink up the Barak Valley region of Assam and neighboring Mizoram and Manipur with the Haldia port in West Bengal via Bangladesh, the executive minister mentioned.
Two cutter suction dredgers (CSD) have been engaged in the clean-up process. Three more CSDs will arrive in the next few days, the executive minister informed. "The dredging of the river systems of Assam has begun with the Barak river. Once dredging is done, the Barak river will see a sea-change in terms of betterment of the economic scenario of the region," mentioned Sonowal.
The leader minister, whilst inaugurating the three-day competition at a packed venue at Police Parade ground here mentioned the Barak valley region was discriminated in opposition to through earlier governments where construction was involved. The BJP executive wants parallel construction of both the Barak and Brahmaputra valleys.
Announcing a bevvy of projects, the executive minister mentioned three main bridges will probably be constructed in Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts each. He added that when the BJP executive got here to power, verbal exchange in the Barak Valley-railway connectivity in particular-has stepped forward so much.
The river competition, which will show off the sweetness and glory of the mighty river, will highlight Assam's doable and lend a hand put the valley at the global map as also usher in financial construction.
President Ram Nath Kovind will attend the competition on November 20, the closing day of the fest. Nagaland governor P B Acharya, Tripura governor Tathagata Roy, Meghalaya governor Ganga Prasad, Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju and minister of state for railways Rajen Gohain addressed the collection.
CM Sonowal launches Barak dredging at opening of mega river festival
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