Guwahati, Nov. 6 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off the Amrit Kalash Yatra, which consists of 270 Kalash, to support the construction of Kanaklata Barua State University on Thursday. The event took place at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.

The state government has allotted around 750 bighas of land for the construction of this university. This university will be constructed at Bholaguri tea estate, Gohpur and the government has allocated around Rs 550 crore for project.

In a post on X, Sarma said: "2 years ago, the people of Assam came together to donate soil from their villages during the #AmritKalashYatra. Today, we have flagged off some of that sacred soil to be used in the upcoming bhumi pujan of...