Director of Assam Bhawan in Kolkata was instructed to pursue the matter in obtaining the ownership of the house from its current owner, an official release said here today.
Hazarika, who died in 2011, lived in a house in Tollygunge area of south Kolkata for decades starting from the middle of 1950s.
At a meeting with the officials of Assam Bhawan in Kolkata, Sonowal also said that steps would be taken to erect a statue of Assam's literary icon Lakshminath Bezbaruah in the Assam Bhawan premises in the metropolis.
An auditorium inside the Assam Bhawan would be used commercially to generate revenue, he said.
The Chief Minister also directed the Chief Engineer of PWD department to construct a 'namghar' (prayer hall) in the Bhawan premises.
Sonowal also directed the officials to start a helpline and website for the benefit of the students and patients from Assam to Kolkata coming for higher studies medical treatment respectively, the release added.
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