In a significant step towards enhancing green energy generation in the state, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone for a 25-MW solar power generation project at the premises of the Namrup Thermal Power Station in Dibrugarh district on Friday.
The three-day festival, organised with the customs and traditions of the Buddhist culture, was celebrated in honour of the late Dr Sasanbansh Mahathera Vante, a Buddhist monk at Shyam Village Buddhist Monastery.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister Borah said Assam has seen a remarkable surge on the development front under the leadership of Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and that the state has attracted investments to the tune of Rs 11,000 crore.
The Chief Minister also virtually laid the foundation for the development of Joypur Chariali and Namrup Sonari Tiniali roads to facilitate the movement of industrial outputs from Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited, Assam Petrochemicals Limited and Namrup Thermal Plant.
The 'Yoga Mahotsav', celebrated to commemorate 75 days to the International Day of Yoga, was a huge success as thousands joined at the gala event as they practised Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) at the Dibrugarh University ground in Assam's Dibrugarh on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly installed methanol plant of Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited (APL) at Namrup in Dibrugarh district with a capacity of 500 Tonnes Per Day (TPD) on April 14.
Assam Industry Minister Bimal Borah on Sunday visited the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre's tea lounge, which is attracting much attention at the International Trade Fair in Delhi.
The meeting was held in presence of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, his Cabinet colleagues and Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora, Assam ministers Keshab Mahanta, Jayanta Malla Baruah, Bimal Bora, Sanjoy Kishan and the long-pending border issue between the two neighbouring st