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PM Modi will lay foundation stone for several projects in Assam today

Radiance News Service

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Assam on Thursday today. Apart from laying the foundation stone for several projects in the state Prime Minister will also

 address the 'Peace, Unity and Development Rally' at Diphu in Karbi Anglong district in the morning.  According to a statement by the PMO, "Prime Minister's address at 'Peace, Unity and Development Rally' will provide a major boost to the peace initiatives in the entire region". 

The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for Veterinary College (Diphu), Degree College (West Karbi Anglong), and Agricultural College (Kolonga, West Karbi Anglong). These projects, worth more than ₹ 500 crore, will bring new opportunities for skilling and employment in the region.

Prime Minister Modi will also lay the foundation stone for more than 2,950 Amrit Sarovar projects. The state will develop these Amrit Sarovars at a cumulative cost of around ₹ 1,150 crore.

The Prime Minister will reach Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh in the afternoon where he will dedicate Dibrugarh Cancer Hospital to the nation. H will also attend a public function at Khanikar ground in Dibrugarh, where he will dedicate six more cancer hospitals to the nation and lay the foundation stone for seven new cancer hospitals,

At Dibrugarh, Assam Cancer Care Foundation, a joint venture of the Government of Assam and Tata Trusts, is executing a project to build South Asia's largest affordable cancer care network with 17 Cancer care hospitals spread across the state.

According to a statement by PMO, "Prime Minister's unwavering commitment towards peace and development of the region was exemplified with the recent signing of Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) by Government of India and Government of Assam with six Karbi militant outfits. The MoS has ushered in a new era of peace in the region". 

PM Modi will inaugurate seven cancer hospitals completed under phase 1 of the project. These cancer Hospitals are built at Tezpur, Darrang, Dibrugarh, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Lakhimpur, and Jorhat. 

He will also lay the foundation stone of seven new cancer hospitals at Dhubri, Nalbari, Goalpara, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Tinsukia and Golaghat to be constructed under phase 2 of the project.