Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has appealed to the students to explore other career-oriented disciplines apart from medical and engineering streams, as the growing economy needs several.
The ruling BJP on Wednesday promised to make Assam flood-free in the next five years, the announcement coming in wake of the Opposition criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not raising the flood and erosion issue at a rally in flood-prone Dhemaji on February 22.
Union home minister Amit Shah made the announcement during his day-long trip during which he addressed a rally each in Nagaon and Karbi Anglong district while offering prayers at the Maha Mrityunjay Temple in Nagaon district for the ‘Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav’ of the temple where the “world’s tallest” Shivalinga at 126 feet is located.
Shah said the ruling BJP has done a lot of work in Assam but there is one thin g we want to do now: Make Assam flood-free in the next five years.