Golaghat (Assam) [India], December 10 (HBTV): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the 100-bed Sarupathar Co-District Civil Hospital at Sarupathar in Golaghat district. He also dedicated an oxygen plant built with the CSR fund of Numaligarh Refinery at a function held at Sarupathar on Monday.
Terming the day as important for the people of Sarupathar, Chief Minister Sarma said that the Co-District hospital, built with a financial outlay of INR 15 crore, has facilities like nine out-patient departments, an operation theatre, an emergency ward, a resuscitation room, a special newborn care unit, medicine and paediatric wards, and two labour rooms, among others.
Moreover, the oxygen plant built with the help of the CSR fund of Numaligarh Refinery Limited will assist the hospital in providing critical care during emergencies. He also stated that many more advanced medical services will be added to the hospital.
"However, 10,000 more beneficiaries will be added to the list from Sarupathar Assembly constituency. As a result, several women from the co-district will become empowered," CM Sarma said.
MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, MLA Biswajit Phukan, and a host of other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
In addition, giving a new dimension to the infrastructural development of Sarupathar, Chief Minister Sarma dedicated an indoor stadium to the people and laid the foundation for a swimming pool at a function held at Sarupathar.
Speaking on the occasion, CM Sarma said that a robust landscape for sports has been created in Sarupathar, which is very much evident in the area.
"The indoor stadium, built with a financial outlay of INR 2 crore, has provisions for two synthetic badminton courts and two table tennis courts," he added. He also mentioned that the swimming pool in Sarupathar will be constructed for INR 75 lakh using the CSR fund of Numaligarh Refinery.
Dr. Sarma further informed that work for the Lovlina Borgohain sports complex at Sarupathar is progressing in full swing.
"These infrastructures, once fully completed, will encourage the young generation, which will also help produce national and international-level sportspersons in Sarupathar," CM Sarma said.
The Chief Minister also thanked MLA Sarupathar and encouraged him to lead his people in participating in the sports movement that has been initiated in Sarupathar.
He further expressed that every sportsperson in Sarupathar has the potential to flourish like Lovlina Borgohain and Nayanmani Saikia.
CM Sarma also called upon parents to encourage their children to develop a love for sports, noting that sports contribute to good and robust health. He urged the youth to nurture their love for sports, as it would help them maintain good physical and mental health, which could also enable them to join the defence forces.
MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, MLA Biswajit Phukan, CGM NRL Kajal Saikia, Olympiad Lovlina Borgohain, Commonwealth Medallist Nayanmoni Saikia, international boxer Jamuna Boro, and a host of other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
Later, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma also inaugurated a rural stadium built with INR 2 crore at Golaghat South Development Block.
(ANI)