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Assam cabinet approves Rs. 498 cr for new judicial township at North Guwahati

Guwahati, Nov 9 (UNI) The Assam Cabinet on Sunday accorded the administrative approval for the first phase of the work for construction of State of Art Judicial Township at Rangmahal in North Guwahati amounting to Rs. 478.78 crore.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said this on Sunday adding that the High Court Complex Development (Phase-I) is primarily focused on the establishment of a comprehensive High Court Complex in which all the buildings are connected with bridges, which will serve as the apex judicial hub of the region.
"The Key components include the High Court Building (G 4), High Court Bar Building (G 6) and the High Court Office Building (G 6)," he said.
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