NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that Dibrugarh will be developed as the second capital of the state after Dispur within the next three years.
During the occasion of Republic Day, Sarma said that the government will shift the Assam assembly in this city on the banks of Brahmaputra river.
“Today is an important day in Dibrugarh’s journey to become the second capital of Assam. For the first time, state celebrations are taking place in this historical city,” he said.
“From 2027, one session of the Assam assembly will take place in Dibrugarh every year. From January 25 next year, the construction work for a permanent building of the Assam assembly will begin. In the next three years, Dibrugarh will become an important city in India,” he added.
Sarma also announced that under urbanisation plan, Tezpur and Silchar will also be developed along with Dibrugarh in the coming period,
“Dibrugarh will be the second capital of Assam in the next three years. We will construct a Raj Bhavan in Tezpur and develop it as the cultural capital of Assam. Silchar will have a secretariat and chief secretary’s office, thereby bridging the gap between Barak Valley and Guwahati,” he said.
Sarma had last year opened the first CM secretariat outside the state capital in Dibrugarh town.