GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that awareness against corruption increasing among the people due to the committed steps taken by the state government to eradicate corruption from the society. Sonowal inaugurated completed projects and laid foundation stone of future projects worth Rs 14.17 crore at Sarthebari. Sonowal remarked that awareness against corruption increasing among the people due to the committed steps taken by the state government to eradicate corruption from the society. He also referred to uncompromising probe in the Assam Police SI recruitment scam and subsequent success in the case while underlining the State Government’s commitment to provide jobs to unemployed youths on the basis of merit. The Chief Minister today launched the flood and erosion control programme of Water Resource Department in the state.by laying the foundation stone of a project to protect the Krishnaguru Sewashram and its adjoining areas from the erosion caused by Alpajan River to be constructed with Rs 5.34 crore Moreover, he also inaugurated the skill development centre named ‘Madhumangal’ built under Assam Skill Development Mission at Na-Satra for Rs 1.65 crore. The Chief Minister said that the State Government has been taking various steps to achieve holistic development of Assam in all spheres since coming to power in 2016 and efforts have been made to build a robust work culture in the government offices to ensure that the public welfare schemes are implemented on time along with carrying out a relentless campaign against corrupt practices. Referring to the initiative taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve the Indo-Bangladesh land disputes and seal the riverine international borders of the state with Israeli technology, Sonowal said that the present State Government has been striving to implement all the clauses of the Assam Accord in letter and spirit.
He said that the historic programme to provide land pattas to 1.10 lakh landless indigenous families has been implemented to ensure the land rights of the local people in Assam. . Sonowal interacted with the artisans engaged in the bell metal industry of Sarthebari and took stock of the manufacturing process of bell metal products. He also visited the ruling mill of Asom Samabai Kohar Sangha Ltd. Notably, Assam Government had already provided a fund of Rs 1 crore to Asom Samabai Kohar Sangha Ltd for the development of bell metal industry.
