Construction of Tezpur medical college to ready in two years

Construction of Tezpur medical college to ready in two years

From Our Correspondent TEZPUR, June 19 – The proposed Tezpur Medical College will be completed within the next two years. The fifth medical college of the State will fulfil the dream of the people of the North Bank. For the proposed college at Tumuki under Bihaguri development block, some 18 km away from Tezpur town of Sonitpur district, an amount of Rs 160 crore has already been allocated. Out of this, Rs 125 crore will be utilised for construction of the building and the remaining Rs 35 crore for the miscellaneous works.This was stated by Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday while addressing the land handover function organised at Tumuki under Bihagrui development block, the site for the proposed project. Attending the progrmame as the chief guest, the minister further asserted that it was a memorable day for the people of the area as well as for Sonitpur.Though the preliminary works of the proposed medical college for the north bank people will be started immediately, the foundation stone for the same will be laid in July-August by the Prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the minister said.He further added that the Congress-led Assam government has set a milestone through these projects for the benefit of the public reflecting the overall development in the health sector, which was not the case during the term of the AGP government.He mentioned in this context that after the establishment of the of the Silchar Medical College, no medical college was established in Assam during the last 30 years. “We expect that there will be no shortage of doctors in Assam if we can establish a medical college after every 10 years,” Dr Sarma added.He informed that the works of construction of medical college has been given to three reputed companies namely, M/s URL, M/s BCL and M/s UIL and that the main building will be of five storeyed one while the building for the medical college (for the class rooms) will have four stories.The dignitaries present at the day-long function included Fishery and Irrigation Minister, Nurjamal Sarkar, ex-MLA, Bhimananda Tanti, Kamal Goswami, DC, Sonitpur, Mohan Boro, commissioner, PWD and John Ingtee Kather, commissioner, North Assam and many others.