GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma paid a visit to the construction site of the under-construction bridge over the Brahmaputra connecting Guwahati with North Guwahati on Sunday and took stock of the progress of the construction work. The Chief Minister boarded a ship at Lachit Ghat and took a close inspection of the works across the river up to North Guwahati. During his on-site inspection, the Chief Minister held discussions with the construction engineers of the executing agency as well as PWD. During the visit to the site, the Chief Minister took stock of the risk management taken into consideration during the construction of the bridge.
The Chief Minister also took a look at the PowerPoint presentation prepared by the executing agency and the PWD and assessed the financial and physical progress of the bridge. Later, talking to the media, the Chief Minister said that the construction work on the bridge had achieved 73 per cent progress. Out of the total Rs 2600 crore financial outlay, till date, Rs 1900 crore have been spent. The Chief Minister said that in view of the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bihar, special attention and monitoring have been paid to the construction of this bridge. An IIT will be engaged in the quality auditing of the under-construction bridge so that it meets all safety protocols. He also said that the bridge will be dedicated to the service of the nation by next year.
Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika also accompanied the Chief Minister during the visit. Earlier, the Chief Minister also visited the site of the Assam Legislative Assembly and took stock of the construction of the new Assembly building. Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly, Biswajit Daimary, was also present during this visit, stated a press release.
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