India, Nov. 7 -- Just prior to the foundation-laying ceremony of Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University in Gohpur on November 8, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thrusday flagged off 270 vehicles carrying Amrit Kalash containing soil collected from every village and municipal ward for the construction of the university. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lay the foundation stone of Assam's first university focussed on technical and vocational education and training.

It may be noted that two years ago in the year 2023, the people of the state came together to donate soil from their villages during Amrit Kalash Yatra. The soil thus collected, will be used in the Bhumi Pujan of Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University on 8 ...