Stir over BG project non-implementation

KARIMGANJ, Aug 4 – Due to lack of coordination between State and Central Government the Lumding-Silchar BG project has been unable to see the light of the day. Year 2006 was fixed for completion of the project, but the Assam government is not keen to develop southern Assam, alleged Rupam Nandi Purkayastha, president, All Cachar Karimganj Hailakandi Students Association (ACKHSA).While talking to mediapersons, he said that 31 organisations of Barak Valley have agreed to extend their cooperation in launching mass movement for the implementation of the BG project. ACKHSA and All Dimasa Students Union (ADSU) will jointly launch the movement in Barak Valley and NC Hills. Both the organisations have decided to observe August 8 as protest day and called for 12-hour dawn-to-dusk bandh in Barak Valley and NC Hills.Kumarjit Jarosa, vice president ADSU, also attended the press meet.

Awareness meet: Under the auspices of PHE, Silchar division 2 and Society for Progressive Implementation and Development, Kumbha GP level awareness meeting under TSC was held at Kumbha LP School recently.In course of his speech Tapan Sarmah, assistant engineer, PHE, Silchar division 2 and resource person disclosed that Kumba GP consists of 19 villages of which 16 villages belong to tribal people. Altogether 16210 people are living in these villages, out of which the number of SC and ST people are 1570 and 2369 respectively.He said, under TSC programme, the PHE department has provided fund in construction of low cost sanitary unit in rural house holds through NGOs besides providing health education among the rural people.Pradip Tanti, GP president was in the chair. source: assam tribune