Maligaon, December 20 (MExN): Chief Minister of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and Minister of State of Railways & Textiles, Darshana Jardosh inaugurated a handloom & textile centre (an outlet of the Handloom & Textile Department, Assam) at the Guwahati Railway Station on December 19.
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu also inaugurated a Handloom & Textile Centre at Naharlagun Railway Station on same day. These inaugurations were held after flagging off of two Vistadome services between Guwahati – Naharlagun and Naharlagun – Tinsukia.
NF Railway has opened these centres for sale of handloom & textile products at railway stations. These initiatives will help the textile and handloom artisans to sell their products and to attain self sufficiency. Travellers can enjoy the unique experience by picking up the heritage handloom products of their choice. With a huge number of footfalls at railway stations, it will help spreading local products, cultural heritage throughout the globe. This is another effort by NFR to boost local economy.
Later, at NF Railway Headquarters, Maligaon, Darshana Jardosh, MoSR along with Queen Oja, MP (Lok Sabha) inaugurated a Network Control & Data Analytics Centre. General Manager of NF Railway Anshul Gupta was also present. NCDAC (Network Control & Data Analytics Centre) is being developed at NF Railway Headquarters, Maligaon to promote the use of technical advancement in IT related field.
This was stated in a press release issued by Guneet Kaur, Chief Public Relations Officer, NF Railway.
