From our Correspondent
AZARA, June 3: The Kahikuchi Gaon Panchayat (GP) adjacent to the Lokapriya Gopith Bordoloi Intertiol (LGBI) Airport on the outskirts of Guwahati stands in stark contrast to what VIPs, VVIPs and tourists are made to see on their way to Guwahati bestriding NH-37. If one opts to come to Guwahati via VIP-Kahikuchi-Godhuli Bazar one can see how backward the area adjacent to the airport is. The plight of the GP bears testimony to its neglect by the government.
Even NH-37, which has been made a four-lane one in the stretch from the airport to Jalukbari (a small portion is still to be completed), has a large number of street lights fitted that do not glow the road. Though street lights have been fitted in this stretch of the NH, many of them are out of order.
This apart, a park near the VIP flyover has been a long-pending popular demand in the area as that will certainly add beauty to the area as people bound for and from the airport have their eyes fall on this spot. The demand, however, continues to fall on the deaf ear of Dispur, the Centre and the Airport Authority on India (AAI).
The Shyambhumi field near VIP Chowk was taken under the Rajiv Gandhi Sports Project only to be left uttended just after initiating the project work. The field is inundated after every smart spell of rains.
Many other projects like health sub-centres, community halls, public stages etc., have been lying half-done due to negligence on the part of the local MLA and the MP.