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Assam’s Majuli becomes the first island district of India

ByPTI, Majuli
Sep 09, 2016 01:40 AM IST

Majuli, the seat of neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti renaissance, became India’s first island district on Thursday, with chieislaf minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurating it as the 35th district of Assam.

Majuli, the seat of neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti renaissance, became India’s first island district on Thursday, with chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurating it as the 35th district of Assam.

Majuli is home to a diverse mix of people, including the native Assamese population and several ethnic tribes.(File Photo)
Majuli is home to a diverse mix of people, including the native Assamese population and several ethnic tribes.(File Photo)

“The long cherished dream of the people of Majuli has been fulfilled today. However, to give a fillip to the growth momentum of the district, a comprehensive approach is required,” he said, adding that the government is committed to propel Majuli into the “fast growth trajectory”.

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The inauguration of Majuli as a district coincides with the 90th birth anniversary of music maestro and Dadasaheb Phakle awardee Bhupen Hazarika.

“If we want to usher in an era of development in Majuli, everybody has to render their concerted efforts. Emergence of Majuli as a full-fledged district on the birthday of Bhupen Hazarika is indeed a matter of joy, pleasure and pride”, he said.

“As Majuli is a treasure trove of potentialities and possibilities, the district has to tread the path of development in tandem with the development initiatives taken in the fields of art and culture, PWD, tourism, rural development, health and sports, agriculture, water resources, soil conservation,” Sonowal, who represents it in the assembly, said at a function.

The island of Majuli is touted as the largest river island in the world. (FIle Photo)
The island of Majuli is touted as the largest river island in the world. (FIle Photo)

Elaborating on the development work of the government, he said the construction of Bogibeel bridge was at its terminal stage, while Dhola-Sadiya Bridge will be commissioned in 2017.

He said Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari had announced construction of a 122km road connecting Majuli, besides two other bridges on the Brahmaputra.

The proposed cultural university in Majuli will enable research and advanced studies of art and culture of the state, he said.

The cabinet meeting, which was held at Majuli for the first time outside Guwahati, had decided that a Centre of Water Resources would be set up in the island to suggest remedial steps for the recurring flood and erosions there.

Paying rich tributes to Hazarika, the chief minister said, “His contribution is evident in every aspect of our life and his role towards giving Satriya dance (of Vaishnavite culture) national recognition as a classical dance form is really laudable”.

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