No relief from water-logging in Silchar this year either; "Implementation of master drainage will take time": Deputy Speaker Dilip Paul

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The Nagarik Sartha Raksha Sangram Parishad on Sunday organised a people’s convention, the theme of the convention was “Clean Silchar, Beautiful Silchar”, venue, Gandhi Bhavan Silchar.

The spotlight was on Assam Legislative Assembly deputy speaker Dilip Paul, gathered delegates and press were both waiting to hear what deputy speaker had to offer and his first few sentences were enough to cause tremors and quake, “The woes of water-logging in Silchar is likely to continue this year as the master drainage project is yet to be implemented,” yes that’s exactly what he said. He, then added a dose of relief by stating that he would be assigning the master drainage implementation project to a trusted national-level agency.

“I will not give false hopes but the master drainage project will take time to come into action. I understand that the situation is very likely to worsen this year but I promise we will find a solution by next year,” Paul added.

The present gathering were irked by Paul’s statement they asked the MLA to recall that he made similar promises last year too.

Also, speaking on the occasion, Dr Tapash Shankar Dutta emphasised on the importance of a clean environment by saying, “Humans are born with different traits with the supreme characteristic of being able the good from the bad. A clean environment is a basic characteristic of any civil society and we must fulfil it at any cost”.

Meanwhile, General Secretary of the Parishad, Haridas Dutta posed the question, “If a small village like Mawlynnong in Meghalaya can attract thousands of tourists from all around the world, why can Silchar not do the same with so many resources?”

Making his key address with a power point presentation, Deb Mukherjee, founder of Rohini Fire Safety, Kolkata, suggested the implementation of a compost manufacturing technology from municipal solid waste.

“We need to act immediately on the degrading condition of the soil before it gets too late. Our project would literally turn waste into wealth as we would convert them into fertilisers which would benefit everyone financially as well as socially,” he said. “Solid waste management scheme is a must to deal with the garbage in town”.

Mukherjee further stated that the project would cost from about Rs. 3.6 – 4 crores with an operating cost of around Rs. 10 lakhs per month. An area of about 1 acre would be required for setting up the Solid waste management unit