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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stated that river erosion was identified as a natural calamity by the 15th Finance Commission and suggested appropriate compensation, including rehabilitation under SDRF and NDRF.
Sonowal said the state government has taken special measures to address the issue of flooding and erosion.
Sonowal said in a statement that the state government has already sent a letter to the 15th Finance Commission asking it to offer appropriate compensatory steps for erosion-hit people's relief and rehabilitation and to recognize erosion as a natural disaster.
The 15th Finance Commission, in response to the letter from Assam Government, granted river erosion as a natural calamity and recommended appropriate compensation including rehabilitation under SDRF and NDRF.
Stateing that the central government has demanded that the State send a comprehensive report containing the information of those victims in the state who rendered homeless and vulnerable due to erosion, Sonowal said his government is preparing a comprehensive report to be submitted to the Centre for the same. He also exuded confidence that this would finally end the long-awaited issue that Assam 's citizens have gone through to erosion ownership.
Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi never before added importance to flooding and state degradation and caused a phenomenal increase of Rs. 772 crore under SDRF. Sonowal said State government has already provided Rs. 386 crore as part of the allocation.In addition to flooding and erosion, the government of the State has released substantial amounts to take care of other calamities that the districts may be experiencing.
He also said that the district administrations were given the necessary instructions to provide quality food , medicines, baby food, fodder etc. for the flood and erosion that hit people living in relief camps.He also said his government would not tolerate any recklessness in this regard.
Sonowal also said the Assam people are currently fighting various calamities such as COVID 19, flood, cyclone and African swine fever. However, with the support of the state citizens and various government agencies, the government is putting up its brave front against these problems.Having visited areas that experience floods, deforestation, etc. Sonowal said the water resources department had been given strict orders to repair the breaches in the embankments so that they (embankments) could maintain their ability as a deterrent to flood.
Sonowal also said that while COVID 19 and the subsequent lockdown hampered the repair work progress, the government agency undertook the repair and protection work on a full-throttle during relaxation.
Sonowal visited the district of Nalbari and on Saturday took stock of the erosion mitigation work being carried out in the erosion-hit areas near an embankment along the Brahmaputra at Doulasal-Larkuchi in the Borkhetri constituency. He directed the Department of Water Resources to complete the war-related mitigation and repair work.
Sonowal said that reports of breach along with erosion have to come to the government from various parts of the state in view of the first wave of the flood. Instructions have already been given to repair the breach or restore the areas hit by erosion and to protect them with the help of local MP, MLA and people.He also said that constructing an all-new embankment is not feasible when the state is reeling under flood, and so his government has taken swift action to repair any breaches of the embankment due to floods.
He also stated that while the floating of tenders, the issuing of work orders and the start of construction work had started well ahead, the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent lockdown caused delays in completing construction and repair work. Even then, the government of the state took over the repair work on a few critical embankments, although the unfortunate weather impeded early completion of the work.
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