GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended on Sunday the foundation stone laying ceremony for the redevelopment of as many as 508 railway stations from across the country, including 32 from Assam, under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme through the video-conferencing method of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Of the approximate Rs 25,000 crore that has been allotted for the redevelopment of the 508 stations, around Rs 990 crore has been earmarked for the modernization of 32 stations in Assam.
Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the redevelopment of the Narengi Railway Station in Guwahati, the Chief Minister exuded confidence that the 32 railway stations that would undergo redevelopment under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme would provide comfortable and dignified travel experiences to railway passengers from the State. He added that the 32 railway stations, on completion of the redevelopment works, would greatly contribute towards fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the residents of Assam as far as the railways are concerned.
Under the visionary leadership of the Prime Minister, India has been making rapid progress on every front and today stands as the fifth largest economy in the world, the Chief Minister said, adding the country would transform into the world's third largest economy too in the future.
The fact that 32 railway stations of the total 508 for this phase of the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme are from Assam is a manifestation of the Prime Minister's commitments towards the people of Assam, he said. The Chief Minister also lauded the Union government's decision to grant as much as Rs 10,000 crore for the Northeastern Frontier Railway in the railway budget. This would aid in the timely completion of many ongoing projects being carried out by the Northeastern Frontier Railway, he added. The projects being undertaken by Northeast Frontier Railway for infrastructure development and modernization of the railway network in the Northeast have the potential to transform the railway landscape in the region, he said.
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, Members of Parliament Queen Ojha and Pabitra Margherita, Mayor of Guwahati Municipal Corporation Mrigen Sarania, and Chief General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway Chetan Kumar Srivastava were also present., stated a press release.
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