Clean drinking water is supplied to the people by the government's Public Health & Engineering Department (PHE). Lately, the executive engineer’s office of Nazira PHE become a recreational area for some corrupt officials and contractors; misusing funds meant for common people through different schemes. Many different schemes are implemented here on papers only.
Last week people of Mothiachiga area found earthworms, crabs etc. in the water supplied for drinking purpose through Mechagarh water supply scheme. It reflects the poor functioning of the PHE department in Nazira.
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The seventh bi-annual conference of the All Assam Tai Ahom Students Union (AATSU) will be held at Sivasagar Boarding field on 9th, 10th & 11th April 2008. Mr. Amrit Chetia, Publicity Secretary of the central committee, AATSU told us that the new central Executive Committee will be formed in the Conference.
Vetern freedom fighter of Nazira Sub-division Md. Sahidur Rahman informed us that for longer interest of an state and demands urgent peace talk between the Central Govt & ULFA. He along with Miliki Baruah, mother of ULFA chief Proesh Baruah and Mrs. Damayanti Rajkumari, mother of Arabinda Rajkhowa, Chairman of ULFA, will recently take part in hunger strike at Sivasagar. They will urge the Govt to do long term sustainable development programme for speedy and all round development of Assam
According to an preepool assumption rulling Congress(I) party gain absolute majority in Sivasagar District Council, But the chairman of the council has not not selected till today. Now there are three possible candidates for the post; horse trading is going an among these three candidatesThey are, Dondeshwar Chetia of Lakowa Zila Parishad under Mahmora constituency, Lokhi Handique of Zuktoli Zila Parished and Hemo Gogoi of Athkhel Zila Parished, both belong Nazira Constituency. Dondeshwar Chetia is back up the Parliamentary Seceratry and Local MLA mahmora Sri Sorat Saikia, Lakhi Handique is a new comer in congress party and Hemo Gogoi is an experienced politicians among these three rivals...
The sensitive border area of Sonapur is yet undevelopment. In mid-2007 the Naga intruded this area of Assam & killed several people. After that barbarous incident the Assam Govt. declared to set-up three border out posts (BOP) at Sonapur, Soraihujia & Borhula to protect the life and prosperity of the people. The BOP of Sunapur was set-up on last 20th September 2007 with 50 nos battalions, but the Govt. is not yet provide adequate facilities to this B.O.P. They are facing the problem of drinking water, electricity etc. and the number of battalions are not sufficient to protect the border. Battalions are doing their duty in the light of harikan lamps.
The Hatipoti Bridge of Nazira Galekey road was cracked down last month creating a lot of problems to the commuters. Local people have been demanding for construction of the bridge by the ONGCL for a long time. In a tri-party meeting of the ONGCL, S.D.O. (Civil) Nazira & representative of different organizations, the ONGCL declared to provide 12 lakh 27 thousand rupees for re-construction of the bridge. The ONGCL are also agreed to construct a sub way near the said bridge.
Golden Jubilee of the Chakimukh Higher Secondary School will be celebrated on 8th and 9th February 2008. It is declared as a model H.S. School of Nazira sub-division and the Assam Govt. already granted 10 lakh Rupees to this school under Buniad Scheme.
Along with the other 17 districts of the state first phase panchayat poll were held peacefully in the Sivasager district on the last 31st December 2007. Although 6 communities alliance of Tai Ahom, Tea Tribes, Kooch–Rajbangshi Student Unions called 36 hours bandh from 30th December to the 5 p.m or 31st December 2007, large numbers of people casted their vote in tight security.Interestingly in Sivasager District keen relatives of the AATASU, ATTSA were also crusted their votes.
Despite the raising complaints of corruption & allegation against the rulling Congress (I) party, they may still capture the power in the ensuing panchayat election at Sivasagar District. Opposition parties have failed to create an anti-incumbency wave and to stand a common candidates against the congress candidates. Ddivision of votes among opposition will help Congress.This time, at Nazira there are 822 candidates including 623 Ward members for 20 Gaon Panchayat & 87 Anchalic members, 65 independent candidates in G.P. level & 87 independent candidates are contesting in the ancholik panchayats.
Prafulla Kumar Mohanta, former Chif Minister of Assam, denies his link with the secret killings. He says that the Justice Khagendra Nath Saikia Commission, which was constituted by the congress Govt. was politically motivated...
Arsenic which is formed in heavy quality in the ground level water of Sivasagar and Nazira makes the people worry. Now the Govt. is trying to create awareness among the people and take some preventive measures.Under the guidelines of ‘National Rural Drinking water quality monitoring and survillance programme the Public Health and Enginerring Department of Sivasagar and Nazira is conducting a few awareness camps in different places.At Santak and Bihubor where two water project were sealed by the PHED Nazira for presence of heavy quantity of arsenic. Govt. is now planning to setup a arsenic -tretment plant there.
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