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MoS Water Resources visits Assam
Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan who is in Assam
Discusses flood and erosion hit problems with Sonowal
Guwahati: Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan who is in Assam to assess the extent of damages caused by flood and erosion had a crucial meeting with the State Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at Arunachal Circuit House at Mohanbari, Dibrugarh on Tuesday and vowed to take steps for an effective and speedy solution of flood and erosion related problems in Assam.
It may be mentioned that as a precursor to this visit, Chief Minister Sonowal submitted a report highlighting the magnitude of damages induced by the waves of floods in Assam this year.
In the meeting Sonowal apprised the Union Minister of the flood inflicted damages in Assam to the tune of crores of rupees.
He also drew the Union Minister’s attention of the perennial problem of flood and erosion and their cascading effect on the lives and economy of the State.
Informing Dr. Balyan about a World Bank expert committee’s report on the flow and current of the Brahmaputra which is very sharp and uncontrollable at times, Chief Minister Sonowal emphasised on using modern technology to tame the Brahmaputra to minimise its mayhem along the down-stream.
Sonowal also requested for Centre’s financial aid along with other assistance to save the state from the recurrent problems of flood and erosion.
Drawing attention of the Union Minister that heavy siltation on the river bed substantially reduced water bearing capacity of the Brahmaputra, Sonowal said that in order to control flood, the Brahmaputra and its tributaries have to be controlled in line with the Huang Ho river of China.
He also informed that the State Government has taken up the matter with the Dredging Corporation of India Limited to carry out dredging in Brahmaputra and its tributaries and sought Centre’s assistance.
A comprehensive dredging on the Brahmaputra and its tributaries besides helping the State to negotiate with the flood and erosion successfully will create new vistas for Inland Water Transport and of course for the economy of the State.
Dr. Balyan maintained that the Centre accorded top importance to the flood and erosion and is dealing with it with utmost sincerity.
He also said that Centre’s sincerity to deal with flood and erosion in Assam became evident when Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him to visit the erosion hit areas and assess flood inflicted damages in the State.
Water Resources Minister Keshab Mahanta, Member of Parliament of Dibrugarh Rameswar Teli and several MLAs were present at the meeting.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
