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India Gazette
7 days ago
- Business
- India Gazette
PM Modi to inaugurate new terminal of Guwahati airport in November: Assam CM
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the new terminal of Guwahati's Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, and a 6-lane road, with both the projects set to be completed in November, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. 'We are constructing a new airport (terminal). It will be the most beautiful airport in the country, and the PM will inaugurate it in November along with a 6-lane road,' Sarma told reporters here. Named after the first Chief Minister of Assam, Gopinath Bordoloi, the airport serves as a crucial gateway to the northeastern states of India and connects the region to major domestic and international destinations. It is managed by Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of Adani Group. The passenger traffic at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBI) in Guwahati increased 7.67 per cent to 6.57 million in the just-concluded financial year 2024-25, according to a statement from the airport on Wednesday. Works for a new airport terminal are at an advanced stage. Once inaugurated, it will significantly add to Guwahati Airport's existing capacity. Earlier today, Sarma also inaugurated the newly constructed Down Town Flyover, making it the 14th flyover in Guwahati. The flyover connects the Narangi area to Kurua. Meanwhile, while preparing for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, Sarma said that a 'new wave of welfare schemes' will be starting from August 16 and will go on till February. 'As we are starting a new wave of welfare schemes from August, which will continue until February, the results can be any number given the unprecedented welfare schemes that we are rolling out from August 16th. I can feel the vibes, the result will be unprecedented, and the NDA will be somewhere in the sky,' Sarma said. Earlier today, CM Sarma inaugurated 'Bodoland Speaks: From Vision to Action', an initiative of the Bodoland Territorial Council under the Bodoland Happiness Mission at a programme held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. CM Sarma, on the occasion, also conferred the Bodoland Lifetime Achievers Award on 18 personalities who contributed immensely to the enrichment of folk cultures in the BTR. The Chief Minister hailed the Bodoland Happiness Mission and said that the mission is an excellent effort to strengthen the peace and stability that the people of BTR achieved over the last five years. He said that the Bodoland Happiness Mission launched in the BTR has been hugely successful in forging happiness in the BTR areas. Giving a contrasting situation that has existed in the Bodoland areas since 1968, which witnessed violence, turmoil and more, CM Sarma said that the demand for self-determination of the Bodo people and the associated fear psychosis generated among the people belonging to other communities living in the areas made Bodoland one of the most disturbed areas. (ANI)
NDTV
7 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Himanta Sarma Launches 'Bodoland Speaks' To Promote Peace In Region
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated 'Bodoland Speaks: From Vision to Action', an initiative of the Bodoland Territorial Council under Bodoland Happiness Mission to promote peace in the region. At the programme, he announced that all government notifications will be translated into Bodo language in all 13 districts where people of the community reside. Mr Sarma also conferred Bodoland Lifetime Achievers Award on 18 personalities who contributed immensely to the enrichment of folk cultures in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). "BTR comprises around 26 ethnic groups. After a prolonged period of unrest, Bodoland, under the leadership of BTR Chief Executive Member Pramod Boro, is now experiencing an unprecedented phase of peace. Our goal should be to transform this peace into a foundation for development and opportunity. The Bodoland Happiness Mission is a commendable initiative in that direction," he said. He said the 'Bodoland Happiness Mission' is an excellent effort to strengthen the peace and stability that the people of BTR achieved over the last five years. Speaking of the time before the tripartite peace accord was signed between the Assam government, Centre and National Democratic Front of Bodoland, Mr Sarma said, "People spent their time in fear. As a result, people indulged in agitation to protect themselves. However, changing the dynamics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 ushered in an era of peace and tranquillity," he said. The Chief Minister also launched BTR Communication Bridge, A Practical Resource of 1001 words and 1001 sentences in 18 languages of the region, Transforming Bodoland' a journey of change in BTR, Lookin' Within: My Reflections authored by CEM BTC Pramod Boro and Annual Report of the Bodoland Happiness Mission (2024-25). The Bodoland Engaged Ethnography Initiative and Bodoland Migrant Women Livelihood Support programme were also launched. Mr Boro reflected on the region's transformation since the accord, which brought peace to the region after years of violence and turmoil since 1968. "Following the peace agreement in 2020, we embraced a new beginning. On February 7, 2020, the Prime Minister visited Bodoland and made a heartfelt appeal to permanently end violence. Since then, we have not looked back. Our focus has shifted toward peace, development, and inclusive growth," he said.
