Integrated directorate complex in State soon

OUR BUREAU

GUWAHATI, July 13: In a major move to improve coordition and ensure effective magement of administrative activities, the State government will soon construct an integrated directorate complex in the state.

A decision in this regard was taken in the 7th executive committee meeting of Assam Infrastructure Fincing Authority (AIFA) at Dispur on Thursday.

The proposed complex will be set up at Betkuchi in the city and it is expected that the project will significantly create open spaces for other projects at the existing sites of the Directorates apart from ensuring efficient and time effective administrative mechanism.

Chief Minister Sarbanda Sonowal who is also the chairman of AIFA accorded approval to the project in the meeting and directed the PWD department to prepare detail project report so that the project takes off at the earliest.

AIFA is an agency formed by the government of Assam with a mandate to support infrastructural development activities.

The 7th Executive Committee meeting saw wide range of issues being discussed related to infrastructure development and considering the fincial strength of AIFA, it was decided to promote innovative ideas amongst Government departments apart from taking up several other projects.

The EC decided to call for projects from all Government departments which would add value to the state’s growth potential.

Each department could submit five such projects related to infrastructure and the best projects amongst them would be taken up for construction with AIFA fund.