Assam
Assam government decides to set up Assam Inland Waterways Company Ltd to boost river transport
Guwahati: The Assam government has decided to set up a company named Assam Inland Waterways Company Limited (AIWCL) to boost river transport in the state.
The decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting held on Tuesday at Janata Bhawan under chairmanship of Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.
“The Chief Minister will be the chairman of Assam Inland Waterways Company Limited and the company’s mandate to be establish, maintain and operative cost-effective water transportation services within Assam including river cruises, develop and maintain all weather ports, jetties, passenger terminals,” Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said.
The Minister further said that, the state cabinet also approved contract for construction of Terminal and Riverine Infrastructure at Guwahati Hatway Ghat and the total contract value will be Rs 289.45 crore.
The Assam cabinet also approved Assam Bridge Project-II,4.08 km long 4-lane extradosed PSC bridge over the Brahmaputra river connecting Palasbari and Sualkuchi with a cost of Rs 3197 crore.
The state cabinet approved of enhancement of state subsidy for houses being constructed under PMAY HFA (Urban) from Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000 in respect of all incomplete houses, to release of Rs 30,000 for early completion of houses under Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) component of PMAY HFA (Urban) as 3rd installment to those beneficiaries who have reached roof level and this will benefit 1,16,380 beneficiaries with additional spending of Rs 116.3 crore, making Assam the first state to undertake such an innovative step.
The Assam Minister further said that 34 Polytechnics and 43 Government ITIs to be upgraded as Centres of Excellence in association with Tata Technologies Limited (TTL) and proposed project cost will be Rs 2390 crore. Approval to release of Rs 308.75 crore as part of the Rs 700 crore relief package to employees of Nagaon Paper Mill and Cachar Paper Mill and the state government will provide job to 100 of its employees. The cabinet has given administrative approval to construction of new Medical Colleges and Hospitals at Bongaigaon, Dhemaji, Golaghat and Morigaon and total project cost will be Rs 2000 crore. Assam Complex will be established at Tiware village, Raigarh district of Maharashtra for promoting state’s rich cultural heritage.
The cabinet also approved recruitment of 4868 graduate and post graduate teachers in government and provincialised High and Higher Secondary Schools in the state.
(by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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