Vice-President lays foundation for ₹1,010.95 crore projects in Meghalaya and ₹110 crore works at Gauhati University
On 7 September 2026, Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan laid foundation stones for five projects worth ₹1,010.95 crore in Shillong, Meghalaya, and for ₹110 crore of infrastructure at Gauhati University in Assam.
Summary
Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan laid foundation stones for five projects worth ₹1,010.95 crore at a public reception at Soso Tham Auditorium, Shillong, on 7 September 2026. The largest is the New Shillong Water Supply Scheme Phase II, Part A (₹850.58 crore) under the Urban Challenge Fund; the others include two road projects under NESIDS and a 30-bed AYUSH facility. The Vice-President also inaugurated a ₹31.05 crore Maternity and Children's Hospital at Nongstoin under the National Health Mission. The same day, the Vice-President laid the foundation stone for ₹110 crore of works at Gauhati University, including a multidisciplinary academic building and a hostel. Gauhati University, established on 26 January 1948, was the first university in Northeast India.
Key facts
- Meghalaya projects
- 5 projects, ₹1,010.95 crore (Shillong)
- Largest
- New Shillong Water Supply Phase II, Part A — ₹850.58 crore (Urban Challenge Fund)
- Inaugurated
- Maternity and Children's Hospital, Nongstoin — ₹31.05 crore (NHM)
- Assam
- ₹110 crore works at Gauhati University
- Gauhati University
- Est. 26 Jan 1948; first university in Northeast India
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which university, where the Vice-President laid the foundation stone for ₹110 crore of works on 7 September 2026, was the first university in Northeast India?
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Correct answer: D — Gauhati University
Gauhati University, established on 26 January 1948, was the first university in Northeast India.
The New Shillong Water Supply Scheme Phase II, Part A, whose foundation stone was laid by the Vice-President, is funded under which programme?
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Correct answer: B — Urban Challenge Fund
The ₹850.58 crore scheme is under the Urban Challenge Fund.
Consider the following statements about the Vice-President's Meghalaya visit on 7 September 2026: 1. Foundation stones were laid for five projects worth ₹1,010.95 crore. 2. A Maternity and Children's Hospital at Nongstoin was inaugurated under the National Health Mission. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Vice-President's Secretariat release.