Assam Information Technology minister Keshab Mahanta during a sudden visit to the Dighalipukhuri situated library asked the authorities to prepare a detailed project report by this month for the renovation of the library.
He said that during the visit, he found a very sorry state of the five decades old library and its books.
It was established in 1955 and contains more than 85,000 collections.
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The library was initially started at Curzon Hall and in 1959, and later it was shifted to its present building. It has three sections – science and technology, reading and reference and issue.
Several other sections will also be introduced after upgrade.