NEW DELHI: The Assam government has decided to
set up Naamghar and an Assamese cultural center in New Delhi soon.
While addressing media, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his government would soon set up a Naamghar (Neo- Vaishnaite community prayer hall started by Sankardeva and Madhavdeva) and an Assamese cultural center in New Delhi for which he has requested the Lt Governor of New Delhi Anil Baijal to provide a land.
"I have requested Lt Governor of New Delhi Anil Baijal to earmark land for the centre and the Naamghar. He has assured me that he will look into and get back to us once the serch is over," CM Himanta Biswa Sarma told media persons in New Delhi.
He also wrote in his twitter, "To cater to aspirations of large Assamese diaspora in Delhi & around we had requested Delhi Govt to allocate land to build an Assam Cultural cum Convention Centre. Called on Hon @LtGovDelhi Sri Anil Baijal to request him to expedite the matter. @Rameswar_Teli @TheAshokSinghal".
The proposed Naamghar and the cultural centre
will provide a rendezvous point for the huge Assamese diaspora living in Delhi
NCR and nearby areas to come together and celebrate festivals and hold events.
Earlier, in a bid to boost the tourism in Assam, the state government has converted the DC Bungalow in Guwahati in to Brahmaputra River Heritage Centrewhich would be soon opened for the public. The government has spent Rs 9 crore for the renovation of the century old building and has been upgraded as one of the most beautiful tourist sites in the city. Earlier, Ashok Singhal, Minister for the Department of Housing & Urban Affairs and Irrigation of Assam has visited the DC Bungalow.
The old bungalow of the Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup (M) on the banks of the River Brahmaputra will soon bear the heritage of the city and house indigenous handloom products. During the British ear the bungalow was set up in Guwahati which has witnessed many historic event and later after the post-Independence the bungalow was declared the official residence of the DC.
The government decided to restore the bungalow in 2012 which had gone into dereliction and to preserve it by transforming it into a heritage centre.
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