The Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway at Guwahati on June 14 in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, NF Railway General Manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava and state transport secretary Adil Khan.
ASTC Signs Pact With NF Railway
According to the pact signed, 4 bighas of land belonging to the ASTC at Paltan Bazar is handed over to NF Railway and in exchange 20 bighas of land in Jalukbari of the same value will be given to the former.
Additionally, the railways will pay a sum of amount of Rs 5.9 crore to the ASTC for the construction of new buildings.
While addressing the event at Janata Bhawan in Dispur, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, ”Guwahati Railway station witnesses an annual footfall of 1 crore passengers with a growth rate of 15-20 per cent. To ease passenger convenience & to develop a world class Railway terminal, we’ve signed an MoU with NF Railway for transfer of ASTCs premises to the Railways.”
The pact includes the following points:
- A second entry point to the Guwahati Railway Station will be built at Paltan Bazar
- NFR to take possession of ASTC’s Paltan Bazar campus in lieu of handing over 20 bighas of Railway land in Jalukbari and Rs 5.93 crore
- This will facilitate building of a world-class railway station in Guwahati with all passenger amenities