Villagers of greater Khoirabari grapple with various problems

A Correspondent

TANGLA: The tall claims of the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) of bringing development in BTC region stands flat and are just limited to slogans and promises. The people of the greater Khoirabari area encompassing nearly 10 villages under Harisinga Revenue Circle, which falls under Paneri LAC and Khalingduar BTC constituency, are yet to avail basic amenities. The agrarian villagers of 1 No, 2 No, 3 No. Khoirabari village, Purani Tangla village, Habigaon village, Duliapara village, Bura Gohain Than and Paschim Nalbari are plagued by numerous problems, primarily the absence of irrigation facilities which has forced the villagers to depend entirely on rainfall. What has added to the woes of the hapless villagers is the stream of Nonai River without any check dams.

The villagers, whose voices have not reached the representatives, have now volunteered to build an embankment as previous floods have eroded the river banks. The villagers have also raised a dyke on their own using sandbags and bamboo poles to build a wall to deviate the river current at 1 No. Khoirabari village. The villagers through their own savings also called for an excavator to eradicate erosion along the banks on March 15. The villagers alleged that on many occasions they had requested the Tangla Division (Irrigation) officials to sanction an irrigation project but to no avail.

Also read: Assam news