Maksam Tayeng

PASIGHAT, Aug 18: Water Resources Department (WRD) officials led by  Chief Engineer, Eastern Zone, Er. Tokbom Lego along with local area MLA Oken Tayeng carried out a detail ground survey of the flood damages and extent of soil erosions on the left bank of the Siang under Mebo subdivision.
The survey team started their tour from Raneghat bridge point by using rubber boats with manual rowing system from early morning of 6 AM and after detailed survey of the crucial and vulnerable zones by drones culminated the survey at Namsing village river bank at 12.30 PM. Besides doing the survey by drones, physical inspection of all the major soil erosion sites were also done by visiting major affected village areas like Sigar, Raling, Motum, Borguli, Seram, Kongkul (Padan) and Namsing.
The team also visited the old flood control bunds in the north-west of Sigar village that were constructed during the year 2020 which later couldn’t sustain the huge volume of Siang River and collapsed. Consequently it led to more and unusual soil erosion toward the downstream of Sigar, Borguli, Seram, Kongkul, Namsing and Mer villages. The survey was also done at the Siang and Siku river confluence areas.
At Namsing where a brief public meeting was conducted, village Gaon Burah, senior citizens and PRI leaders led by Gumin Tayeng, ZPM Monggu Banggo appealed to the inspecting team to help the locals in protecting their lands from further erosion by constructing immediate flood control measures.
CE, Tokbom Lego, assured to prepare a proper and detailed project proposal for time-bound protection of the ongoing soil erosion. Lego also said that the state government will need to pass a bill of Flood Plain Zoning Act in the state assembly in order to place big flood protection projects at the centre which in turn will help the department in preparation for micro level master plan under basin concept and their project to get considered.
MLA Oken Tayeng informed that he is trying his best to bring funds for the flood protection. He also appealed to the village leaders and others to be honest and dedicated while constructing flood control bunds in future if the government happens to grant funds. “If we will have tendency of personal monetary gain in constructing flood control bunds in our own areas, we won’t be able to properly control the flood erosion,” he said.
Tayeng further added that he is working to add ‘flood control measures along the entire left bank of Siang river under Mebo’ in the Siang dam construction project if it is constructed in near future.  

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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