Darrang, Sept. 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Sunday laid the foundation stones for three major health and infrastructure projects in Mangaldoi, Darrang district, with an investment of Rs 6,300 crore.

These projects include the construction of Darrang Medical College and Hospital at a cost of Rs 570 crore, the Guwahati Ring Road with an investment of Rs 4,530 crore and the construction of the Kuruwa-Narengi connecting bridge over the Brahmaputra at a cost of Rs 1,200 crore.

To be identified as the 24th Medical College of Assam, the Darrang Medical College will admit 100 students each year into the MBBS programme. The medical college will have the facility for the GNM S...