Assam CM launches projects worth Rs 2,218 crore in Majuli

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday inaugurated the construction of the Majuli-Jorhat bridge and its connecting highway, aiming to accelerate development in the Satra hub of Majuli. The inauguration ceremony was held at Manika Pathar in Garmur, Majuli.The chief minister said the district had never seen such an unprecedented development in the past. Sarma inaugurated the academic building and a girls’ hostel of Majuli Cultural University, the Integrated District Commissioner’s Office, the office of the Senior Superintendent of Police, the District Transport Officer’s Office, a Government Model Degree College, Dakhinpat Satra Museum, Jyoti Bishnu Cultural complex, and a bridge over the Lohit River at Selekghat, officials said.
The academic building and girls’ hostel of Majuli Cultural University were built at a cost of Rs 51 crore. The three-storey academic building can accommodate 1,880 students. It also houses the offices of the Vice Chancellor and Registrar, staff rooms, and other facilities. The four-storey hostel can house 178 students.The state government also upgraded the road from Balichapori in Majuli to Bongaonmara in Lakhimpur and built two bridges over the Lohit and Subansiri rivers to strengthen road links between Majuli and Lakhimpur.
As part of this effort, the 702.30 metre bridge over the Lohit River has been inaugurated on Thursday. The chief minister also launched the reconstruction of the Majuli Jorhat bridge, which was halted in September 2024.Chief Minister Sarma handed over cheques of seed capital consisting of Rs10,000 to each of the 31,952 women entrepreneurs. It may be noted that, with this distribution, a total of 28,17,857 women received entrepreneurship funds across 113 Assembly constituencies.