Maksam Tayeng

PASIGHAT, Jul 29: Amidst significant and continuous soil erosion taking place along the left bank of Siang river under Mebo Sub-Division in East Siang district during this monsoon, Mebo MLA Oken Tayeng with Addl. Dy. Commissioner, Sibo Passing took stock of the extent of flood damages of land erosion in the presence of Gaon Burahs, PRI members and land affected people.
Tayeng visited the vital and major soil erosion sites at New Borguli and Old Borguli village areas including agricultural land affected areas where he met the  affected  landowners along with  village GBs, PRI leader. The GBs and affected landowners informed the visiting MLA and ADC that the flooding Siang river has already damaged huge areas of agricultural lands. The land affected people appealed to the MLA to initiate a flood control project/measures to protect the WRC fields which are under threat from erosion. They also appealed to the Pema Khandu led  state  government to immediately grant funds for construction of flood control boulder embankments along the river bank to stop further soil erosion.
Tayeng assured to take up the matter of soil erosion with  the state government so that immediate flood  control guide bunds along the river bank from New Borguli sericulture farm to WRC field areas could be constructed. He also said that the flooding Siang river has already eroded away a huge chunk of village land to the tune of 100 hectare per year which is not less than a major catastrophe.
ADC Mebo also distributed torch lights to the Gaon Burahs of Borguli village.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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