Sonowal reviews welfare schemes of Dibrugarh district

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GUWAHATI, Mar 6: In a move to expedite development of Dibrugarh district, Chief Minister Sarbanda Sonowal reviewed implementation of welfare schemes of Dibrugarh district at a meeting held at Circuit House in Dibrugarh today.

Chairing the meeting, Sonowal called up on all the officers of the district to lend their hands to make Dibrugarh one of the most beautiful and advanced towns in the State. He also asked them to work collectively towards this end. Besides beautifying the town and river bank of the Brahmaputra, Sonowal emphasised on electrifying all the un-electrified villages of Dibrugarh District under Deendayal Upadhaya Gram Jyoti Yoja.

Sonowal also took stock of the conditions of road and the repair work going on at this moment. He also reviewed the progress of construction work of toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha Cultural-Sports Complex being built at Bindhakota-Mulukgaon and a host of others schemes. Moreover, to give Dibrugarh and Assam Medical College and Hospital a new look, Sonowal asked Deputy Commissioner Laya Madduri to get a survey work done of different under-construction buildings. He also asked the concerned authority to maintain quality of construction of the buildings of AMCH.

He also directed the concerned department to give priority to young entrepreneurs for the purpose of construction of roads and buildings. Sonowal also approved a list of 63,000 households for the construction of toilets at private category and asked the department concerned to expeditiously complete construction of the same.

Deputy Commissioner of Laya Madduri, CEO of Zila Parishad Diganta Saikia, departmental heads of PWD (B), PWD (R), PHE, APDCL along with others were present at the meeting.