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Assam Boosts Disaster Response with 40 High-Speed Rescue Boats, Empowers Women

Assam's Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management has bolstered emergency response capabilities by handing over 40 motorised high-speed rescue inflatable boats to the Fire and Emergency Services. Simultaneously, the Chief Minister distributed entrepreneurship funds to over 1.4 million women across the state under a flagship welfare scheme. The government also laid the foundation for a Rs. 306 crore super-speciality hospital at Tezpur Medical College to enhance healthcare services. Additional development initiatives include establishing a new model degree college and inaugurating a mini stadium, marking a multi-sector push for infrastructure and social welfare.

Key Points: Assam Enhances Disaster Management & Women Entrepreneurship

  • 40 rescue boats handed over
  • Funds for 1.4M+ women entrepreneurs
  • New super-speciality hospital foundation laid
  • Model degree college project launched
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Assam Minister hands over 40 motorised high-speed rescue inflatable rubber boats to Fire and Emergency Services

Assam strengthens disaster response with 40 rescue boats and empowers over 1.4M women with entrepreneurship funds. New healthcare & education projects launched.

"strengthen disaster management infrastructure in the state - Assam Revenue & Disaster Management Minister"

Guwahati, January 3

Assam Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management Keshab Mahanta, as part of efforts to strengthen disaster management infrastructure in the state, ceremonially handed over 40 motorised high-speed rescue inflatable rubber boats to the Fire and Emergency Services at a programme held at the Gateway Terminal in Guwahati on Saturday.

The event was attended by Additional Director General of Police and Director of Fire & Emergency Services, Assam, Surendra Kumar; Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), Minakshi Das Nath; Senior Superintendent of Police and Advisor, Fire & Emergency Services, Dr. Sadiq Ali Ahmed; Advisor, Inland Water Transport Development Society, Comodor K. C. Choudhury; along with officers of ASDMA and Fire & Emergency Services, and personnel of SDRF.

Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday distributed cheques of Rs 10,000 each to 30,655 enterprising women of the Borsola Assembly Constituency in Sonitpur district under the Mukhya Mantri Manhila Udyamita Abhiyan (MMUA).

Under the same programme, he also handed over seed capital to 39,701 women in the Sipajhar Assembly Constituency in Darrang district. Under this distribution, entrepreneurship funds have so far been disbursed to 14,46,021 women across 62 Assembly Constituencies in the state under MMUA.

Chief Minister Sarma also virtually laid the foundation stone for a Super Speciality Hospital to be constructed at the Tezpur Medical College and Hospital campus, involving a project cost of Rs. 306 crore.

He also laid the foundation for Karmabir Chandranath Sharma Government Model Degree College to be built at Nij-Bihaguri, involving a financial outlay of Rs 35 crore.

The Chief Minister also virtually inaugurated the Sarkahat Mini Stadium, constructed at a project cost of Rs. 11 crore.

The six-storey super-speciality hospital block to be constructed at the Tezpur Medical College campus will house key departments, including Cardiology, Neurology, Nephrology, and Urology, as well as emergency services. In addition, it will include a mortuary block, a medical gas pipeline system, a cafeteria, and modern waste management facilities, thereby providing world-class healthcare services to the community.

- ANI

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Sarah B
Good to see proactive disaster management. The boats are important, but equally important is the women's entrepreneurship scheme mentioned. Empowering women economically is true development. Both initiatives together show a holistic approach.
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Vikram M
The super-speciality hospital in Tezpur is the real game-changer. Rs. 306 crores is a huge investment. Cardiology and neurology departments are desperately needed in the region. Hope the project is completed on time without cost overruns.
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Rohit P
So many announcements in one go - boats, money for women, hospitals, colleges, stadiums. While it all sounds good, I hope the implementation is effective. Often, the ground reality doesn't match the press release. Fingers crossed for proper execution.
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Meera T
Distributing seed capital to over 14 lakh women! That's massive. If even half of them start successful small businesses, it will transform rural Assam's economy. The MMUA scheme seems to be delivering. More power to our sisters! 💪
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David E
Infrastructure for disaster response is non-negotiable. The boats are a smart investment. However, I'd be interested to know about the training protocols for the SDRF personnel who will operate them. Equipment is only as good as the people using it.
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Priya S

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