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TEZPUR: Minister for Water Resources, Information and Public Relations, Pijush Hazarika on Monday took stock of the erosion caused by the River Brahmaputra on the north bank from Jahajghat in Tezpur to Bhorasingari near Goruduba under Thelamara Circle, travelling the entire stretch in a boat. The minister visited Depota outfall, Jharoni, Tinikhoria, Gabharu outfall, Kheroni, Teliagaon, Bhorasingari before alighting at Goruduba under Thelamara Revenue Circle.
During his inspection trip he was accompanied by Member of Parliament, Tezpur HPC, Pallab Lochan Das, MLA of Borsola, Ganesh Limboo, Deputy Commissioner Bhupesh Chandra Das, Superintending Engineer, Nagaon WR Division, J Dey, Executive Engineer, Tezpur WR Division, Khanindra Barman, SDO, Bhagaban Pator, senior district administration officials and others.
The minister inspected the ongoing temporary protection works currently underway at various locations and directed the Water Resources department officials to ramp up the erosion control works along this stretch as works of permanent nature cannot be taken up at the moment due to rising waters of the River Brahmaputra.
The minister said that once the flood season was over, a project to build a new embankment along with protection works in the Singri-Basasimalu area under Borchalla LAC would be taken up in order to prevent the area from getting inundated by floods every year.
Reiterating the government's commitment to seek a permanent solution to the problem of floods faced by Assam every year, the minister said that a State-level consultation with all senior officials of the Water Resources department would be held later this year, after the flood season was over, which would try to chart a route map seeking solution to the annual flood problem of the state. He also directed all Water Resources department officials to stay at the respective stations during the crucial flood season and monitor the implementation of all erosion control and embankment repair works with utmost sincerity and ensure good quality of work so as to offer some respite to the people of the area.