Suggestions regarding flood mitigation submitted to Gauhati High Court

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court has asked the Advocate General of Assam to look into some suggestions regarding a permanent solution to the flood problem of Assam, which have been offered by a petitioner, and then apprise it about the progress made at the next date of hearing.

The petitioner, Sandeep Chamaria, is an advocate and he had filed a PIL seeking directions from the court for evolving a permanent solution to the flood problem of the State. During the previous hearing, the court had directed Chamaria to offer his suggestions in this regard, which he duly did at the latest hearing.

Chamaria has suggested some immediate, some short-term and some long-term measures to evolve a permanent solution to the problem. These include construction of embankments and guard walls; river training and bank protection works; anti-erosion and town protection works; river channelization with pro-siltation device; drainage improvement/sluices; raised platforms; flood forecasting and warning; and flood zoning. Hearing of the matter will resume on August 26.

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