On Tuesday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the new Assam Bhawan in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore, which will serve as a comfortable accommodation option for people from the Northeastern state visiting the town, mainly for medical treatment. The aim of the construction was to provide a comfortable stay for those from Assam seeking medical treatment at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, Sarma said.
Additionally, it will also benefit students from the state attending the Vellore Institute of Technology, he said. The Assam government is planning to build similar guest houses in other important cities such as Pune and Ahmedabad, to provide affordable accommodation to students, their guardians, patients and their families, as well as those on vacation, he said. Discussions are underway with the Lt Governor of Delhi for a plot to construct another Assam Bhawan in the capital, Sarma added.
The Vellore project was executed in four phases at a budget of Rs 22.83 crores, officials said. The building covers a total area of 4,340 sqm and includes VVIP and VIP suites, double-bedded rooms, and dormitories for males and females, they said. It is built on a 1755.20 sqm plot acquired from the Tamil Nadu government, they added. The inauguration ceremony was attended by state ministers Ranjit Dass and Ashok Singhal, as well as senior officers of the Assam government.
