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Parliamentary Committee discusses flood erosion problem with Sonowal

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GUWAHATI: A nine-member Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation-led

by its chairman and MP Dilip Gandhi called on Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the

latter’s office chamber at Janata Bhawan on Sunday.

The committee members discussed about the state’s perennial flood and erosion

problem with the Chief Minister and informed him that they would interact with different

stakeholders of the state on issues relating to the problem.

Chief Minister Sonowal informed the parliamentary committee members that flood

and erosion was a long standing issue of the state and it had severely affected the state’s

economy over the years.

“The problem of flood and erosion was getting worse with every passing year due to

rampant felling of tress and siltation of the Brahmaputra and Barak Rivers as well as their

tributaries. Government was, therefore, working to increase the green cover of the state and

has launched initiatives for planting 10 crore samplings in the state”, Sonowal said.

Sonowal further informed the members that a high level committee had been

constituted to study Assam’s flood & erosion problem headed by vice chairman of the

NITI Aayog as per direction of the Prime Minister. He also pointed out that flood in Assam

is a multi-state and multi-nation problem and therefore, the high-level committee intends to?

involve all stakeholders while charting out a lasting solution of the problem.

The parliamentary committee members also shared their views on the flood and

erosion problem and appreciated the state government’s efforts to tide over the challenges

posed by recurring floods.

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