GUWAHATI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on September 8 to kick off the year-long birth centenary celebrations of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika. He will also lay the foundation stones for a couple of projects.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met the prime minister in Delhi and extended the invitation. He said Modi will also inaugurate the Assam Bio-Ethanol Plant. The facility, which has a production capacity of 49 KTPA of ethanol, will use 300 KTPA of bamboo as its primary feedstock.
Besides, the prime minister will lay the foundation stones for two major infrastructure projects. These are the ₹5,700 crore Guwahati Ring Road, aimed at easing traffic congestion and improving connectivity around the city, and the Darrang Medical College and Hospital, which is expected to enhance medical education and healthcare services in the region.
Assam chief minister confirmed the visit and the events via a post on social media platform X on April 19.