Assam CM Sarma Inspects Construction Work at AIIMS Guwahati
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Guwahati building site and looked over the institute’s preliminary work.
Himanta Biswa Sarma was accompanied by Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta, MLA Diganta Kalita, Assam DGP GP Singh, and other officials of district administration.
A tweet from the Chief Minister’s Office read, “HCM Dr @himantabiswa inspected preparatory works of AIIMS Guwahati, which will be dedicated to the nation by Hon PM Shri @narendramodi ji on April 14. He was accompanied by Hon’ble Health Minister Shri @keshab_mahanta and Hon MLA Shri @diganta68.”
The institute will be officially inaugurated on April 14 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Meanwhile, CM Sarma also visited to Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati to assess the state of the massive Bihu dance performance on April 14. He gave the appropriate parties instructions to complete outstanding tasks by the deadlines and to follow the rules. Meanwhile, it was learnt that a total of 11,140 artists will be a part of the Bihu performance in the Sarusajai stadium.

Earlier, CM Sarma while addressing media persons said, “The institute will start a 150 bedded IPD ward very shortly. The ward achieved 84 per cent of physical progress. Students of three scholastic years have already been admitted and in the coming April-May, another batch of new students will be enrolled. Once fully functional, the institute will bring about more qualitative advancement in the health care system in North East.”
The Assam chief minister reviewed the status of the OPD, auditorium, doctor and nurse quarters, student hostels, fire extinguishers, and waste disposal system at a meeting last month.