located at about 6000 feet altitude on the Bharadisain mountain, Gairsain is part of the state’s heritage with Rs 105 crore being spent on construction of the Vidhan Sabha building, hostels for MlAs and officers, VIP accommodation and other facilities. The Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri said this while addressing the media here on Tuesday. In historic Vidhan Sabha session, 25 out of 26 bills were passed and Rs 1507 crore supplementary budget was passed too, he said, adding that even three resolutions were passed by the House. He further said that the State Government had rescued Gairsain from the oblivion it was pushed into by the issue of the capital shift being shove under the carpet. “Gairsain would be developed as a smart city and Vidhan Sabha’s giant building would be developed on the pattern of the traditional hill architecture to attract tourists. IPRT would be unique in it and will create employment at the local level,” he said.
He further said that if the Congress government returned to power in the upcoming election, they would hold the first budget session at Gairsain. He said that the State Government had sought Rs 1000 crore for the construction of infrastructure at Gairsain from the Centre as well as from the Institute of Parliamentary Research and Training (IPRT). To improve connectivity at Gairsain Heli-drum would be constructed at Bharadisain, he said, adding that for the air connectivity, the State Government has decided to expand air strip of Gauchar and Chaukhutia.
For the construction of road network in Gairsain, the State Government has constituted Gairsain Infrastructure Road Corporation, he informed. To provide tap water connection to local inhabitants, the State Government has sanctioned Rs 3.79 crore, he added.
Maikhuri said that the Vidhan Sabha at Gairsain would be a heritage of the state. “For the construction of secretariat, we have signed MoU with NBCC and they have prepared their detailed project report (DPR),” he said.
He further said that Gairsain development council (GDC) was already constituted by clubbing Gairsain and Choukhutia blocks. GDC was allotted Rs six crore in the last two years and the fund is being utilized in creation of infrastructure through different executive agencies the Deputy Speaker said.