The world’s largest river island project worth Rs 894 crore will begin in Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sharma said in a release on Sunday.
“The project is being implemented under Government of Assam’s flagship programme ‘Asom Mala’ at a cost of Rs 694 crore. The chief minister also handed over cheques to families affected by land acquisition for construction of the road to connect Balichapari to the bridge,” the release said.
Sarma said that Majuli, which is known as the land of spirituality, tradition and culture, is experiencing rapid progress and this also brings serious challenges for the people to maintain its unique identity. “The government is working to utilise technology in such a manner that people can avail various services in a contactless manner,” also added.
Apart from this, more projects will be taken up for the development of the district, the notification said.
