STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: In order to make the city clean and flood-free, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is carrying out de-siltation activities at various locations. Further, the Commissioner, GMC, led a team comprising of Addl. Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Chief Engineer, Divisional Engineers and other officials of GMC and visited various locations of the city in order to inspect status of de-siltation activities that is going on in the city.
The team also interacted with the general public, concerned NGOs under GMC, sanitation workers etc and evaluated scope of improvements in the field of garbage disposal, ways to redress water logging problems etc.
The officials also inspected de-siltation work near Ambari Lamb road junction and Ulubari area and addressed the concerns/grievances of residents of the Professors colony near Dighalipukhuri and interacted with the public in general in presence of concerned Divisional Engineers of GMC and NGO concerned with garbage disposal.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner assured speedy disposal of general waste, and requested the general public to prohibit others from throwing single use plastic bags, bottles etc in the drain nearby to prevent clogging of the same.
Further, the Commissioner also visited Jalukbari area to check water logging points in and around the Gauhati University (GU) campus and proposed a drain near Jalukbari Police Station, visited the wet land area behind GU and proposed a water body, visited near Lachit Park and Sadilapur road for drain out of water from GU Campus. He then interacted with general public of that area and requested them to clear off water logging areas near their residence and assured that water will subsequently be drained out in consultation with NF railways and examined the de-silting of Khanajan Channel.