Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 13 (ANI): A delegation led by Pranjit Das, Chairman of the Relief & Rehabilitation Department of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), met with Governor Lakshman Acharya to demand that the state’s recurrent and extreme flood and river erosion disaster be urgently declared a ‘nationwide drawback’.
The delegation submitted an pressing multi-point memorandum addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Union Jal Shakti Minister, and the Union Finance Minister by the Governor on Wednesday.
According to the memorandum, the folks of Assam have been struggling irreparable losses 12 months after 12 months because of floods and extreme riverbank erosion for many years.
Approximately 40% of the state’s complete land space, or round 31.05 lakh hectares, is flood-prone, considerably increased than the nationwide common of 10.2%. Heavy siltation within the Brahmaputra and Barak river basins, torrential monsoon rains, shallow riverbeds, embankment breaches, and the impacts of local weather change have additional aggravated the scenario.
Consequently, the livelihoods of lakhs of individuals, together with farmers, day by day wage labourers, and tea backyard staff, are being destroyed, leaving numerous households completely displaced.
The APCC delegation emphasised that the magnitude and recurring nature of this disaster lie past the only capability of the state authorities. Therefore, to attain a everlasting and scientific answer, they demanded that the Central Government instantly recognise this disaster as a ‘nationwide drawback.’
The memorandum urged the formation of a high-level Task Force comprising central and state authorities officers, scientists, technical consultants, and representatives of flood-affected folks.
Furthermore, it demanded the allocation of ample central funds to arrange a complete Master Plan involving river course regulation, embankment strengthening, scientific dredging, real-time flood forecasting, early warning programs, and deliberate rehabilitation for displaced households.
The memorandum additionally highlighted the necessity for efficient coordination amongst all involved central ministries to make sure built-in administration of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries.
The delegation maintained that momentary aid alone can’t present a long-lasting answer to this long-standing disaster. Thus, to make sure a protected, dignified, and sustainable future for the folks of Assam, the delegation urged that the central authorities ought to take this historic and delicate resolution on the earliest. (ANI)