CM opens Arya Nagar flyover 11 months ahead of schedule

Guwahati: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday inaugurated the 790-metre-long Arya Nagar flyover built at a cost of about Rs 150 crore.
Addressing a public meeting on the occasion, Sarma said the flyover was completed in 19 months instead of 30 as was originally planned.
“The flyover will prove decisive in easing traffic congestion in the commercially busy locality. The construction activities for the upcoming flyovers at Maligaon, which will be nearly four kilometre long, and the one at Zoo Road, are going on in full swing. If everything goes as per plan, the former will be dedicated to the public by early next year while the latter by Bohag Bihu of 2024,” Sarma said.
The CM also spoke about another ambitious flyover project proposed between Dighalipukhuri and Bamunimaidan and nearly six kilometre long. The work for the same would be undertaken once the flyover at Zoo Road is ready for inauguration, he said.
“The six-laning of the stretch of national highway between Jalukbari and Khanapara, along with the two upcoming flyovers at Gorchuk and Basistha Chariali, shall provide immense relief to the people of the city of Guwahati,” he added.
He said plans are also afoot for another flyover connecting Arya College area with Cycle Factory locality, which would help the residents of the locality reach the national highway in less than 15 minutes.
Sarma also spoke about a number of projects and schemes aimed at transforming Guwahati into the gateway to South Asia. Of these, one of the most important is a proposed ring road connecting the peripheries of Guwahati, the work for which is expected to start by August 2023, he said.
He also spoke about a proposed ropeway connecting Khanapara with the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport for easing the traffic movement, while at the same time helping the government achieve its aim of sustainable development.
Sarma assured the residents of Guwahati city of the government’s seriousness in ensuring that every household covered under the water supply schemes has access to water by 2024.
He further said the academic session of the second medical college in the city, the Pragjyotishpur Medical College, which is at a walking distance from the Arya Nagar flyover, is expected to start from 2024.
He also took the opportunity to highlight other activities being undertaken in the city, which include riverfront development projects on the banks of the Brahmaputra.
He stressed the need to transform the Guwahati Municipal Corporation into a transparent and an efficient organisation, truly devoted to its envisioned roles for the city.
“Every ward under GMC shall be allotted a sum of Rs 10 crore each for the development of road infrastructure,” he added.