Guwahati: The office of the deputy commissioner of Kamrup (Metro), bifurcated from Kamrup, which was the largest administrative district in colonial times, has been temporarily shifted to Hengerabari after functioning for 66 years from the old location on the south bank of the Brahmaputra.
The iconic old building will be demolished for the ongoing over Rs 300-crore riverfront beautification project that began in 2003.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently formally kickstarted the demolition of the old office building.
The administrative work will be operated from the temporary office at Hengerabari in the city and later, the office will be shifted to the permanent building which is under-construction at Rukminigaon. “The location of the permanent office building is at the centre of the city. That will be accessible from all directions of the city,” he added.
The old office building located at Panbazar along the riverside was constructed in 1954 during the tenure of the then chief minister Bishnuram Medhi and the administrative work started from 1956. Prior to establishing the office of the deputy commissioner there, the administrative work was being carried out from a temporary office near Ambari, adjacent to Panbazar.
The former Kamrup district was broken up thrice. It was first bifurcated in 1983 when Barpeta district was formed and again in 1985, to carve out Nalbari district. In 2003, Kamrup was again bifurcated and Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup districts were formed.
The iconic old building will be demolished for the ongoing over Rs 300-crore riverfront beautification project that began in 2003.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently formally kickstarted the demolition of the old office building.
The administrative work will be operated from the temporary office at Hengerabari in the city and later, the office will be shifted to the permanent building which is under-construction at Rukminigaon. “The location of the permanent office building is at the centre of the city. That will be accessible from all directions of the city,” he added.
The old office building located at Panbazar along the riverside was constructed in 1954 during the tenure of the then chief minister Bishnuram Medhi and the administrative work started from 1956. Prior to establishing the office of the deputy commissioner there, the administrative work was being carried out from a temporary office near Ambari, adjacent to Panbazar.
The former Kamrup district was broken up thrice. It was first bifurcated in 1983 when Barpeta district was formed and again in 1985, to carve out Nalbari district. In 2003, Kamrup was again bifurcated and Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup districts were formed.