GUWAHATI: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi launched the Amrit Sarovar project in Assam on Thursday, April 28, during his visit to Karbi Anglong.
Under the project, 75 water bodies will be created in each district to mark the 75th year of India’s independence. It will be multipurpose reservoirs that will be used for water supply, irrigation, fishery and recreational activities.
The PM will also dedicate seven cancer hospitals to the nation, which will be completed under phase 1 of the project. These cancer Hospitals are built at Dibrugarh, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Darrang, Tezpur, Lakhimpur, and Jorhat.
PM Modi laid the foundation stone for more than 2,950 Amrit Sarovar projects during the programme. The State will develop these projects at a cumulative cost of around Rs 1,150 crore.
PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of seven new cancer hospitals at Dhubri, Nalbari, Goalpara, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Tinsukia and Golaghat, which are to be constructed under the phase 2 of the project.
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