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INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATED WITH GREAT FERVOUR:
 

Independence Day 2002 was celebrated with great fervour in Sonitpur district. Shri Pankaj Bora, Minister of Education,  Assam, hoisted the national Flag and took the salute at the central function held at Nehru Maidan at Tezpur. Shri Bora in his speech urged upon various militant groups to shun violence and come forward for talks with the government. About ten thousand people attended the main function which was marked by a fly-past by an Indian Air Force helicopter and a colourful cultural programme.

The Chief Guest later felicitated students from Sonitpur district who secured ranks at HSLC and Higher Secondary examinations during the year. Gana Chetana Samaj, an NGO, was awarded commendation certificate for promoting concept of Self Help Groups among rural poor and tribal masses. Computerised copies of  Jamabandi were also formally distributed to people.

Shri Nurjamal Sarkar, Minister of Flood Control, was the Chief Guest at a well-attended Independence function at Biswanath while Shri Ripun Bora, Minister of State for Panchayat and Rural Development hoisted the National Flag ceremonially at Gohpur.
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DISTRICT DISABILITY REHABILITATION CENTRE INAUGURATED:

The District Disability Rehabilitation Centre ( DDRC) Tezpur, an extension wing of the National Institute of the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH) Kolkata, was formally inaugurated on 15.8.02  

by Education Minister  Shri Pankaj Bora.  Shri Bora lauded the District Administration, participating NGO Bharat Vikas Parishad and NIOH authorities for taking keen interest in the affairs of the disabled and expressed hope that the Centre would be able to provide all assistance to the needy. Wheelchairs, tricycles, and other aids were distributed to orthopaedically disabled persons by the Minister on the occasion.The Centre, the only one of its  kind in the North Bank, is  adequately equipped  with  trained personnel and aid tools.

WAITING SHED FOR OUT PATIENTS CONSTRUCTED AT CIVIL HOSPITAL, TEZPUR:

A waiting shed for outdoor patients fitted with fifty modular fixed-type chairs was inaugurated at the Kanaklata Civil Hospital premises by Deputy Commissioner Shri Sanjay Lohiya on 14.8.2002. The shed built by local businessman, M M Singh, is provided with ceiling fans and a reception counter and will protect outdoor patients from sun and rain at time of registration.

The Management Committee of Kanaklata Civil Hospital has also recommissioned the defunct Generating Set of the Hospital with funds collected from outdoor and indoor patients, thereby fulfilling a long-standing demand of patients and citizens of Tezpur. The recommissioned generating set was formally  pressed into operation by Shri Pradeep Kumar, DIG of Police, Northern Range, on 14.8.2002. The30 KVA generator will provide standby power for  water pump, operation theatre and all wards of the Hospital.

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 PROJECT " ROSHNI " GENERATES TREMENDOUS RESPONSE:

Project" Roshni", conceived by the North Assam Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( NACCI), has generated tremendous response in Tezpur town. Under this project, NACCI, with assistance from the District Administration, provides street lights using Compact Fluorescent Lamps to individuals and organisations at highly subsidised rates. Each light with wall bracket costs eight hundred rupees while lights affixed on poles cost fifteen hundred rupees. These lights are affixed on perimeter walls of premises of individuals and offices opening out on streets thereby serving to light up the streets  besides functioning as exterior lights for the household/ office. More than 200 such street lights have so far been installed by NACCI in Tezpur town.
 

MINISTER ATTENDS CEREMONIAL ADMISSON FUNCTION FOR BRIDGE COURSE LEARNERS :

Minister of Education, Shri Pankaj Bora, attended a function organized  by DPEP Sonitpur at Kamarbasti L P School under  Balipara Development Block on 16.08.2002 to formally admit Bridge Course learners into the mainstream school course. Out of 32 Bridge Course learners , 24 were admitted into Kamarbasti L P School. The Minister also handed over one thousand rupees as honorarium to the concerned Academic Coordinator on the occasion.

In Sonitpur district, a total of 3050 Bridge Course learners out of 3083 were admitted in respective formal schools at ceremonial functions organized at various places on 16.08.2002.
                                  
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 COMMUNITY INFORMATION CENTRES ( CICs) INAUGURATED :

For the smooth functioning of CICs , decisions relating to fixing of user rates, among others, were taken at the district level committee meeting held on 7/7/02 under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner, Sonitpur.

        The rates fixed for various services are as follows :

             a) Fees for one month Computer Training Course :
                                                                                           --- Rs. 50/- (for student)
                                                                                           --- Rs. 100/- (for general)
             b) Internet Browsing                                          :
                                                                                           --- Rs. 10/- per hr (for student)
                                                                                           --- Rs. 20/- per hr (for general)
             c) Use of Computer                                            :   
                                                                                           --- Rs. 10/- per hr (for student)
                                                                                           --- Rs. 20/- per hr (for general)
             d) Printing Charge                                               :
                                                           DMP                        --- Rs. 2/- per page
                                                           Laser                        --- Rs. 7/- per page
             e) CD writing                                                      :
                                                                                           --- Rs. 10/- per CD        

                   It is expected that the CICs will be able to sustain themselves through internal resource generation besides providing opportunity to the general public to utilise the IT infrastructure at reduced rates.
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