Overview

• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation for a Rs 5 crore project to convert the Sootea police station, the site of a 1942 Quit India flag-hoisting, into a tourist destination.
• He sanctioned Rs 2 crore for a new complex at Sootea’s Open Bihu field, positioning it as a cultural hub.
• The government will finance a film on the police station’s 1942 event, which Sarma said is documented by noted historians and the National Archives.
• Earlier in the day, Sarma inaugurated two girls’ hostels at Tyagbir Hem Baruah College in Jamugurihat.
• He announced a tile manufacturing plant planned on 2,000 bighas in Sootea and Japanese language training centers from November across Assam, tying the initiatives to Advantage Assam 2.0 and youth employment.