Guwahati: The Assam government will spend Rs 2.58 crore to set up a high-mast national flag here as part of the smart city project, a state minister said on Tuesday.

Guwahati development department minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the Assembly that 13 schemes and infrastructure development projects are being carried out to transform Guwahati into a smart city. Sarma said the sanctioned cost for completing 12 projects is Rs 2,303.50 crore. Of this, Rs 2.58 crore has been earmarked for implementing the high-mast National Flag Construction Project in Guwahati. "Work has been allotted after completing the tender process," Sarma said.

The highest amount of Rs 826 crore will be spent for overall development of Brahmaputra riverside along the city and a detailed project report is being prepared.

For the development of Mora Bharalu river bank and the Bharalu river, Dispur has sanctioned Rs 488 crore and Rs 434 crore, Sarma said.