DASUS demands direct train for Guwahati-Hailakandi, solution for water crisis

Hailakandi is reeling under a severe drinking water crisis for the past few years. The Government changes as per its own circle but the crisis remains unchanged.

The drinking water crisis in the Urban and Municipality areas of Hailakandi has reached its peak. While talking to members of DASUS (Dakin Assam Samajik Unnoyon Songstha) a socio-economic organisation of Hailakandi which has been at the forefront of various urban issues and raising them to the concerned authorities from time to time, said that the drinking water crisis of Hailakandi is somewhat orchestrated by poor management of water distribution and supply of PHE department of Hailakandi.

In their memorandum to the Executive Engineer of PHE Hailakandi, they have highlighted that there is no accurate timing distribution of water supply in various wards of Hailakandi. Somedays the water supply come at 7:00 a.m, next day it may come at 8:00 a.m and day after that day water supply may come at 3:00 p.m. Even the water distribution is also stopped for a time period of 2-3 days which further worsens the situation. They demanded an immediate resolution of this crisis.

DASUS recently meet with MLA of Hailakandi Zakir Hussian Lashkar and appraised him of the worsening drinking water crisis of Hailakandi. Based on this complaint, MLA raised the issue in current budget session of the Assam Assembly which was further taken up by the concerned Minister of State, Pijuysh Hazarika where he assured a project has been undertaken to solve the drinking water crisis of Hailakandi. DASUS hopes the answer from PHE minister of Assam would get implemented in a time bound manner and the People of Hailakandi can be given immediate relief from this issue.

In another separate demand DASUS met with MP of Karimganj, Kripa Nath Mallah and demanded that the Bairabi- Katakhal lines have been upgraded fully from MG to BG but still there is only one train that runs from Bairabi and Silchar. Since Indian Independence, Hailakandi district had no direct connectivity with National Capital Delhi or State Capital Guwahati.

This connectivity issue had remained one of the major blockers for socio-economic development of the Hailakandi District. Thus People of this district is forced to pay higher sum of money to reach to the nearest railway station Badarpur with their luggage and belongings. A direct train between Hailakandi and Guwahati or Delhi is the need of the hour and DASUS demanded an immediate intervention of MP Mallah in this regard so that this legitimate requirement for boosting the connectivity issue of Hailakandi is addressed at highest priority.