Assam Chief lays foundation stone in Tepesia

Assam, January 20 : Chief Minister Sonowal Lays Foundation Of Rs 184 Crore Science City At Sonapur.Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday laid the foundation stone of a science city at Tepesia, Sonapur in the outskirts of Guwahati for popularising science and technology at the grassroots.The science city, covering an area of 250 bighas of land and roads, drainage system, etc., will cost Rs 184 crore.The main building of the science city will cost Rs 110 crore and will be built jointly by the National Council of Science Museums under the cultural affairs department of the Central government and the science and technology department of the State government. Both the centre and the state government would share the total cost of the construction of the science city in 90:10 ratio
Speaking at the foundation stone-laying programme, the Chief Minister said that the 21st century is the age of science and technology and therefore, the young generation of the State must acquire knowledge in this field to become human resources of the highest quality. The State government is endeavouring to make Guwahati the gateway to the entire South East Asia and hence infrastructure is being developed in and around the city at a rapid pace, he added.Asserting that the science city would also enhance the importance of Guwahati, Sonowal said the people who had to travel to places like Kolkata for visiting science cities would now be able to experience such a facility here itself.In his speech, Minister of Science and Technology Keshab Mahanta termed the foundation-stone laying occasion of the science city a historic one.He said that the previous governments did not provide the kind of budget to the science and technology department as was being done by the present government.Mahanta also said that necessary land has been made available for setting up an ISRO centre at Amingaon and that work on the Biotech Park covering an area of 64 bighas at Amingaon has already been completed.

By: R News India 24