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Title: Need to take concrete measures to check recurring floods in Nagaon parliamentary constituency, Assam.
(NAGAON): My Parliamentary constituency, Nagaon in the State of Assam is a remote rural area and has zero industrial growth. Agricultural income is the main source of livelihood of the people in my constituency. Sir, we all know that Assam is basically a flood-prone State, which bears huge loss of crops, cattle, human life and Government property worth crores of rupees every year. During the rainy season heavy rain makes the life miserable as the Hydro Power Project Dams of NEEPCO and ASEB release heavy amount of water, without even informing the district administration and alarming people of the area. The sudden release of water from these dams causes loss of life and property. Crops in thousands of hectares are washed out completely. The dam at Bhutan border creates disaster in lower Assam. The Brahmaputra water from Arunachal Pradesh affects the northern part of Assam. In the same manner the Hydro-power project dam of the NEEPCO in Karbianglong proves to be a disaster to my constituency Nagaon.
I would urge upon the Government to prepare a regulatory system to overcome such disasters every year. The storage capacity of such dams may also be increased to avoid the unpleasant situation. I would also urge upon the Government to construct raised platforms in large scale and provide shelter to the victims during the flood.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Shri B. Vinod Kumar – not present.
Shri Suraj Singh – not present.
Shri Dawa Narbula.