Guwahati: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation has began demolishing the bridges constructed illegally over the Bahini river channel, one of many 5 river channels within the metropolis that carries stormwater.
The improvement occurred following a latest directive issued by the Kamrup (Metro) deputy commissioner in compliance with a a greater than five-year-old Gauhati excessive court docket order.
The civic physique will pull down 26 bridges which have been constructed illegally or constructed beneath the high-flood degree as a part of the flood-free Guwahati mission.
The state authorities had recognized practically 100 bridges 15 years in the past and issued an order directing the GMC, Kamrup (Metro) district administration and the water assets division to take mandatory steps to drag them down. Initially, greater than half of the overall recognized unlawful bridges had been demolished. However, the order has remained partially executed for years now. Following this, one Debendra Narayan Deka had filed a PIL within the HC in 2015.
The excessive court docket in 2017 directed the GMC to execute the order with none delay, making certain upkeep of official river width as 8.5 metre and free board of 1.5 metre.
The improvement occurred following a latest directive issued by the Kamrup (Metro) deputy commissioner in compliance with a a greater than five-year-old Gauhati excessive court docket order.
The civic physique will pull down 26 bridges which have been constructed illegally or constructed beneath the high-flood degree as a part of the flood-free Guwahati mission.
The state authorities had recognized practically 100 bridges 15 years in the past and issued an order directing the GMC, Kamrup (Metro) district administration and the water assets division to take mandatory steps to drag them down. Initially, greater than half of the overall recognized unlawful bridges had been demolished. However, the order has remained partially executed for years now. Following this, one Debendra Narayan Deka had filed a PIL within the HC in 2015.
The excessive court docket in 2017 directed the GMC to execute the order with none delay, making certain upkeep of official river width as 8.5 metre and free board of 1.5 metre.
