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BISWANATH CHARIALI: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Keshab Mahanta arrived at Biswanath Chariali on Sunday morning and reviewed the early flood preparedness in Biswanath district at a high-level meeting held at the Circuit House, here. The meeting was attended by Sonitpur MP Ranjit Dutta, Biswanath, Behali, and Gohpur MLAs Pramod Borthakur, Diganta Ghatowal, and Utpal Borah, respectively, Principal Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, GD Tripathi, District Commissioner Munindra Nath Ngatey, Superintendent of Police Subhashish Baruah, and others. The meeting also discussed the repairing works to the old dykes under the water resources department.
Talking to mediapersons after the meeting, the minister disclosed that Rs 1 crore and 75 lakh had been released for early preparedness for floods in the three assembly constituencies namely Biswanath, Behali, and Gohpur, rupees 75 lakh for Biswanath while rupees 50 lakh each to Behali and Gohpur through the District Commissioner, Biswanath. Minister Keshab Mahanta also attended another meeting on Basundhara 3.0 in the presence of the officials of the district administration and the revenue circle officers under Biswanath district.
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