CM holds a key meeting with ministers, MLAs and Barak Valley Development Department
Advocates for a Common Development Goal for Barak Valley
To put Barak Valley Region on a robust growth trajectory and expedite its pace of development, Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today held a key meeting with the ministers, MLAs and the functionaries of the Barak Valley Development Department at his office in Lok Sewa Bhawan here on Tuesday.
In the meeting while emphasizing Barak Valley’s importance for several social, economic and strategic reasons, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma advocated for a common development goal for a balanced growth across three districts namely Cachar, Sribhumi and Hailakandi. The Chief Minister reviewing the ongoing development projects taking shape in Barak Valley also stressed on their early completion.
Giving emphasis on common development goal for undertaking development initiatives, Dr. Sarma said that government is envisaging projects, which would equally benefit people of all the three districts. He, therefore, called for proper coordination among the stakeholders and district functionaries for taking projects which have far reaching effect on the people and which have the potential to bring about tangible changes. For the benefit of the people of Barak Valley people in general and students in particular, the government is also taking steps for setting up Barak Valley Bhawan in the national capital New Delhi as well as in Kolkata, the Chief Minister added.
Considering the rich cultural repository of the Barak Valley and the sporting acumen of its youth, Dr. Sarma asked Barak Valley Development Department to hold Barak Cultural Festival and Barak Sports Festival in the coming days. He also asked the department to take steps for starting MRI facility in all the civil hospitals of the districts.
Guardian Minister Cachar district Jayanta Mallabaruah, Minister Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Kaushik Rai, Minister Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Krishnendu Paul, MLAs from Barak Valley, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Dr. KK Dwivedi, Secretary to Barak Valley Development Department Adil Khan and others were present at the meeting.
