Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah lays foundation stone for new building of Assam Legislative Assembly in Dibrugarh

New Delhi, Jan 30, 2026, PIB

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today laid the foundation stone for the new building of the Assam Legislative Assembly in Dibrugarh, along with the ground-breaking and inauguration of 5 projects at a total cost of approximately ₹1,715 crore. On this occasion, Assam Chief Minister Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of State for External Affairs Shri Pabitra Margherita, and many other dignitaries were present.Addressing the program, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that Assam Chief Minister Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma had announced in 2025 that, as part of efforts to make Assam inclusive, Dibrugarh would be made the state's second capital. He said that in the governments of opposition parties, many announcements remained just announcements, but now it is our party's government. The Chief Minister Shri Sarma had made the announcement, and today the foundation stone of Assam's second Legislative Assembly complex has been laid on 57 bigha of land. He said that now the residents of Dibrugarh will also be considered residents of Assam's capital. Shri Shah said that as part of efforts to make Assam inclusive, the decision has been taken to make Dibrugarh the state's second capital. He said that many castes, communities, and tribes live here; all of them have a right over Assam, and together we will build a great Assam.Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation said that Assam's rivers are the heritage of our culture, the economic lifeline of our farmers, and like a mother to us. He said that for years, Assam has been plagued by the problem of floods. To protect Assam from floods, we conducted a survey of the state through the Space Application Centre and, based on that, identified large wetlands. Shri Shah said that the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India has spent ₹692 crore to develop 15 wetlands in the first phase. This will save about 7.5 lakh people from floods, irrigate approximately 77,000 hectares of land, reduce the intensity of floods, and increase the groundwater level due to enhanced water-holding capacity. He said that irrigation will be provided from these 15 large ponds, which will help Assam's farmers produce crops three times a year, boost animal husbandry, and also promote the dairy industry. These will also be used for water sports and will become centres of attraction for tourists