Assam CM inaugurates Rs 83-crore Jamunamukh Railway overbridge in Hojai

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday inaugurated the newly constructed railway overbridge at Jamunamukh in Hojai district.

The 951-metre structure, built at a cost of around Rs 83 crore, includes a 7.5-metre-wide motorable carriageway aimed at easing movement in the region.

During his visit, the Chief Minister also virtually inaugurated the Model High School at Balijuri Tea Estate and three Jagannath Community Halls and Skill Centres at Kandali, Dhantola, and Sagunbahi Tea Estates.

He laid foundation stones for new buildings at Barhampur Higher Secondary School and Jamunamukh Higher Secondary School. In addition, he launched several flood-protection and road-connectivity projects under the Nagaon Water Resources Division.

These include works sanctioned for the right bank of the Kopili river from Jamunamukh–Chikamari to Milonpur and from Jamunamukh to Patiapam, as well as the left bank stretches from Bakulguri to the Jamunamukh RCC bridge, Jamunamukh bridge to Premjan–Gosaigaon, Gosaigaon to Chaibuk village, and Pub-Kawoimari to Borchung.

Officials also launched anti-erosion measures along the Haria River from Palsa to Pub Tetelisara.

Addressing a public meeting, the Chief Minister said the new overbridge would improve connectivity between Dabaka, Kampur, and Jamunamukh railway stations.

He highlighted that Kampur and Jamunamukh face annual flooding from the Kopili river and added that the government has taken up flood-protection projects worth around Rs 80 crore to address the issue.

He noted that development initiatives in Barhampur have accelerated in recent years, mentioning the newly completed flyovers at Chaparmukh and Kampur and ongoing road development and stadium construction projects worth an estimated Rs 350 crore.

Sarma said that past delays in welfare and development work had affected the State, but schemes such as Orunodoi, Mukhyamantrir Mahila Udyomita Abhiyan, Nijut Moina, and Ayushman Bharat, along with subsidised distribution of essential commodities, have offered significant relief to poor and middle-class households.

He also stated that the government is prioritising infrastructure alongside welfare programmes.

He said schools previously received only limited development funds, whereas the institutions whose foundation stones were laid on Monday will each receive Rs 6–8 crore.

Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika, MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, MLA Jitu Goswami, senior officials of Northeast Frontier Railway, including Principal Chief Commercial Manager Niraj Sahay and Additional Divisional Railway Manager of Lumding Division M.K. Singh, along with other officials and dignitaries, attended the event.