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SILCHAR: The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)-led Government of Assam is committed to the development of the most ancient and traditional Bhuban Temple in Cachar district of South Assam's Barak Valley.
Government has taken up various projects to be implemented for the development of Bhuban temple.
Environment and Forest, Excise and Fisheries Minister, Parimal Suklabaidya said this while laying the foundation stone for infrastructure development of Bhuban temple at a cost of Rs 10 lakh under the Assam Darshan project at a function held at temple premises on Saturday.
Suklabaidya said the State government was keen to develop Bhuban Hills like the Kamakhya temple at Nilachal Hills in Guwahati.
Former MLA of Lakhipur, RajdeepGowala, who was present at the function, has already given a grant of Rs 10 lakh from his MLA Area Development Fund for the infrastructure development of Bhuban temple.
Minister Suklabaidya and former MLA, Gowala spoke to officials of the Bhubaneswar Temple Development Committee about the two projects so that construction work could begin in right earnest. At the same time, an outline was made for the development of BhubanTirtha in the coming days.
Minister, Suklabaidya said Rs 10 crore has already been sanctioned under the Signature project and Rs.4.98 crore under the Assam Darshan for the construction of the road leading up to Bhuban temple.
Former MLA, Gowala, president of Bhubaneswar Tirtha Development Committee, BC Nath, co-ordinator, Somen Das, general secretary, VibhasChakraborty and Publicity Secretary, Rajendra Prasad Gowala, ZillaParishad Member, Swapan Das and senior journalist of DD, DuinaBarbarua also spoke on the occasion.
The Minister was accompanied by BJP Narsinghpur general secretary, Kamlesh Das, West DhalaiZillaParishad representative, VishnudayalGowala, Youth MorchaCachar District Vice President, Krishna JibanDebnath, Assistant Engineer, Siddharth Bhattacharya and UtpalSuklabaidya, RamanujaGoswami, SamratChakraborty, Sudip Kumar and others.