Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, presided over a meeting to discuss the arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned two-day visit to the state starting on December 20.
Sarma said the PM, during his visit, will "herald a new wave of development" in the state. The chief minister wrote on X on Wednesday, "Assam is all set to welcome Adarniya Shri @narendramodi ji on 20th December as he will herald a new wave of development in the state."
"Reviewed preparations for his welcome and the marquee events which will take place during the visit," he stated. The prime minister, during his visit, will inaugurate the new terminal building of the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport and also unveil a statue of Bordoloi, Assam's first chief minister, in Borjhar. In Guwahati, Modi is also expected to speak at a public gathering.
He will also lay the foundation stone for a new brownfield ammonia-urea complex of 12.7 lakh metric tons annual capacity in Namrup, and address a public assembly there.
The chief minister, during the meeting, reviewed the preparations for both the programmes of the prime minister slated to be held in Guwahati and Namrup, an official statement said. He gave senior authorities instructions to make sure both events went off without a hitch and were a huge success.
Minister of Industries, Commerce and Public Enterprises Bimal Bora, BJP MLA from Naharkatia Taranga Gogoi, district commissioners of Kamrup and Dibrugarh, and the managing director of Assam Valley Fertiliser and Chemical Company Limited, S P Mahanta, participated in the meeting virtually.
According to the statement, the meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Ravi Kota, Director General of Police Harmeet Singh, and a number of other top officials.
