MANGALDOI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stones for health and infrastructure projects worth Rs 6,300 crore at Mangaldoi in Assam’s Darrang district. He launched the construction of Darrang Medical College and Hospital, along with a nursing college and a GNM school.

The combined investment in these healthcare projects is worth Rs 570 crore, officials said.

The PM also laid the foundation stones for the 2.9 km-long Narengi-Kuruwa bridge with an estimated cost of Rs 1,200 crore and the 118.5 km-long Guwahati Ring Road project, connecting Kamrup and Darrang districts in Assam and Ri Bhoi in Meghalaya.

The cost for the Ring Road project was estimated at Rs 4,530 crore. The PM will, later in the day, inaugurate the newly constructed over Rs 5000-crore bamboo-based ethanol plant and the Rs 7,230-crore Petro Fluidised Catalytic Cracker Unit at the Numaligarh Refinery in Golaghat district.

Modi had arrived in Assam on Saturday evening and attended Bharat Ratna awardee Bhupen Hazarika’s birth centenary celebrations.

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a public rally in Darrang on Sunday, September 14 launched a strong attack on the Congress while highlighting the achievements and future vision of the BJP-led “double-engine government” in Assam.

Taking a jibe at the opposition, Modi remarked, “When the ‘Kamdaar’ (hardworking) defeats the ‘Namdaar’ (dynastic), and if the Kamdaar cries out in pain, they torture him even more, saying you don’t even have the right to cry. How can you cry being a Kamdaar in front of the Namdaar?

The people of India—music lovers, art lovers, those dedicating their lives for the soul of India—should ask the Congress why they insulted Bhupen Da.” He stressed that respecting Assam’s cultural legacy, safeguarding it, and accelerating the state’s development remain top priorities of the BJP government.

The Prime Minister further announced development projects worth nearly ?6,500 crore, asserting that these initiatives will transform Assam into a hub of connectivity and healthcare excellence. He underlined that the country is marching forward with the vision of building a “Viksit Bharat,” where the Northeast will play a crucial role. “Twenty-five years of the 21st century have passed. The coming years belong to the East, to the Northeast,” he said.

Highlighting connectivity as a key driver of growth, Modi emphasized the government’s focus on expanding roads, railways, and airways, alongside strengthening digital connectivity through 5G, internet, and broadband networks. These advancements, he said, are not only improving lives but also boosting business opportunities and preparing the region for a brighter future.

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