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Minister assures better ferry service soon

By Correspondent

NORTH GUWAHATI, June 12 � After creation of the Kamrup district (R) nine years ago, most of the head offices attached to the erstwhile district administration have been shifted to Amingaon near North Guwahati in a phased manner.

The Commissioner of Transport Office was inaugurated near the SBI branch, Amingaon recently by the Transport Minister Chandan Brahma in the presence of several high-level officials of the Transport Administration.

The DC, Kamrup, SK Roy, SP, Additional DC etc were also present in the meeting. The Minister of Transport and Tourism, Chandan Brahma analysed how the present Govt led by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was taking the administration to the doorsteps of the general people for enforcing good administration.

The Minister narrated how the transport department would enforce e-governance to provide better services to the commuters.

Earlier, the DC Kamrup while welcoming the guests and the public exhorted the people to enjoy the benefits of the decentralisation policy of the Govt of Assam. The meeting was also addressed by the Commissioner of Transport and Principal

Secretary to the Transport Department.

The chief guest of the function, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarmah, Heath and Education Minister and also the local MLA of the constituency, narrated how he was happy at the creation of the new district headquarters of Kamrup district at Amingaon 9 years ago.

Amingaon and nearby North Guwahati areas were gradually wearing a new face-lift and he hoped that his critics would change their tune and tenor when the communication problem, specially the ferry services in between the two banks of the city would be solved. More dependable and large ferries would be introduced in the ghats with the cooperation of Chandan Brahma, the new transport Minister soon, he declared.

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