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Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a 2-day visit to Meghalaya and Assam, inaugurated the Radio Therapy Block of State Cancer Institute at the Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) today.
He also dedicated a newly installed state-of-the-art Linear Accelerator machine at the centre to people of Assam.
Taking to Twitter, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed gratitude to the Home Minister.
"I am confident that this will augment our fight against cancer and bring succor to patients. Having been at the helm of this project as erstwhile Health Minister, this is a matter of personal happiness to see this come through," he tweeted.
In what shall be a major boost to Assam and NE's cancer treatment infra, Adarniya HM Sri @AmitShah today inaugurated the Radio Therapy Block of State Cancer Institute, GMCH and also dedicated newly installed state-of-the-art Linear Accelerator machine at the centre to people. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/y7FhZ3e3Pp
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 25, 2021
My gratitude to Hon HM. I am confident that this will augment our fight against cancer and bring succor to patients.
Having been at the helm of this project as erstwhile Health Minister, this is a matter of personal happiness to see this come through. 2/2 @keshab_mahanta pic.twitter.com/0dCTQi8zIy
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 25, 2021
Earlier today, he launched an Assam Rifles' Green Sohra Plantation Drive in Shillong. He also laid the foundation stone of the Tamulpur Medical College before visiting the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati.