Assam CM asks centre to include more cities in HRIDAY scheme

Dibrugadh may be considered whenever the government decides to increase the number of such cities, said Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu.

Assam urges government to add Dibrugadh to its heritage scheme. (Google Maps)

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday urged Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu to include Dibrugadh in the Centre’s Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme and also pitched for inclusion of various other cities of the state in urban development schemes.

At a meeting with Naidu, Sonowal requested the minister to include various cities of the state in urban missions such as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).

Naidu said in a tweet.

Assam CM Shri @sarbanandsonwal met me.Discussed abt flood situation in Assam, inclusion of cities under AMRUT, PMAY pic.twitter.com/nz85wsf99R

— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) July 8, 2016

Stating that some towns of Assam have been included under PMAY (Urban) in the state, he asked the Chief Minister to send the proposals for these towns at the earliest, according to a release.

On the request to include Dibrugarh under HRIDAY, Naidu said that the 12 cities have been already identified and Dibrugadh may be considered whenever the government decides to increase the number of such cities.

On the flood situation in the state, Naidu suggested to the chief minister to utilise the funds allocated under AMRUT to tackle the issue.

Naidu also assured Sonowal that he would soon take up a detailed discussion and review of implementation of urban development schemes in Assam.

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