Assam's Big Republic Day Announcement: Dibrugarh To Be Second Capital | Read

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that Dibrugarh will be developed as the second capital of Assam. On the occasion of Republic Day, Mr Sarma said the district headquarters of Dibrugarh will be developed as the second capital of the state within the next three years.

This was the first tie the Chief Minister unfurled the national flag in Dibrugarh.

Mr Sarma said the government will construct a permanent assembly building in the city, located on the southern bank of Brahmaputra in Upper Assam.