Guwahati: As many as 89 bridges over a river alongside an roughly 8km stretch within the metropolis shall be demolished to ease water logging issues in part of it, a authorities order stated. The order to demolish the bridges, each private and non-private, was handed ex-parte citing “emergent nature” of the duty.
Public interference or hindrance throughout execution of the demolition shall be thought-about as obstruction to public service and authorized motion could also be initiated as per prevalent acts and norms, the order issued by the Kamrup (M) DC and chairman of the district administration authority, Pallav Gopal Jha, stated.
Though the directive was issued on Thursday, it was not shared with the media by the authorities.
It was made out there to the media on Monday by chief of opposition Debabrata Saikia.
The order stated it was handed ex-parte as a result of ‘emergent nature for mitigating the urban floods’.
The bridges, some concrete and others iron constructions, embody these connecting the state zoo, the SBI Dispur department and the native head workplace, the Nabard workplace, North Eastern Development Finance (NEDFi) Corporation House, a number of hospitals and thickly populated residential areas.
Jha, in his order, stated the checklist of 89 bridges over the Bahini river was submitted by the commissioner of Guwahati Municipal Corporation. These are “obstructing” the pure movement of water inflicting water logging drawback in other places.
He has directed the GMC to demolish these constructions instantly for the graceful movement of stormwater throughout monsoon in order that obligatory aid from extreme water logging could also be supplied to the individuals.
The state not too long ago carried out an eviction drive to clear round 400 bighas (over 132 acres) of land from alleged encroachers on the banks of Silsako Beel (lake) within the metropolis.PTI
Public interference or hindrance throughout execution of the demolition shall be thought-about as obstruction to public service and authorized motion could also be initiated as per prevalent acts and norms, the order issued by the Kamrup (M) DC and chairman of the district administration authority, Pallav Gopal Jha, stated.
Though the directive was issued on Thursday, it was not shared with the media by the authorities.
It was made out there to the media on Monday by chief of opposition Debabrata Saikia.
The order stated it was handed ex-parte as a result of ‘emergent nature for mitigating the urban floods’.
The bridges, some concrete and others iron constructions, embody these connecting the state zoo, the SBI Dispur department and the native head workplace, the Nabard workplace, North Eastern Development Finance (NEDFi) Corporation House, a number of hospitals and thickly populated residential areas.
Jha, in his order, stated the checklist of 89 bridges over the Bahini river was submitted by the commissioner of Guwahati Municipal Corporation. These are “obstructing” the pure movement of water inflicting water logging drawback in other places.
He has directed the GMC to demolish these constructions instantly for the graceful movement of stormwater throughout monsoon in order that obligatory aid from extreme water logging could also be supplied to the individuals.
The state not too long ago carried out an eviction drive to clear round 400 bighas (over 132 acres) of land from alleged encroachers on the banks of Silsako Beel (lake) within the metropolis.PTI
