Poisonous Arsenic have been founded in the ground lavel water of Sivasagar and Nazira sub-division which is a threat to the Public Health of the District.
25 spots have been identified as Arsenic polluted area in Sivasagar District. A large numbers of people of the Desang valley area are highly effected. The concerned department has so far not taken any preventive measures till now.
According to the sources, the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHE), Nazira, with the help of the UNICEF, the PHED Nazira conducted a sample test of Arsenic in the ground level water of Nazira sub-division and after testing the colleted sample a large quantity of Arsenic. At a dip-tub-well of Hatikhula at Bihubor and the same was immediately sealed by the authorities.
Now the PHED is going to conduct a sample test of ground level water in twenty gaon panchayats.
It may be noted that above 4% quantity of arsenic is dangerous for human life. People of the Sivasagar District want urgent preventive measures in this regard by the appropriate authorities.
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Congress party is gearing up for the upcoming poll in Nazira slated for April 4. Party candidate and sitting MLA Debabrate Saikia met party workers and asked them to work hard in grassroot level. A party workers meeting was held on Wednesday at Saikia's residence.
Alleging about the neglect and deprivation faced by the Ahom community of Nazira constituency the Members of the All Assam Tai Ahom burnt effigies of BJP state president Sarbananda Sonowal and MP Kamakhya Prashad Tasa in front of the Nazira BJP office. They raised slogans against the party and held that due to a conspiracy between Sonowal and Tasa the Ahom community of Nazira remains depraved. Despite having the majority number of voters, candidates of Ahom descent never chanced to contest from Nazira constituency they added.
Welcome gate to the historic Nazira Sub divison as been constructed and inaugurated at a public meeting on Friday. The gate was constructed with MLA development fund of Nazira at a total cost of around 51 Lakhs.
The Nazira District Konch Rajbanshi Sonmiloni observed the 506th Mahavir Chilarai Divas with a day long programme at Nazira on February 22. On this occation a drawing competition was organised among the school students. In afternoon a public meeting was held under the presidentshp of Moneshwar Dutta, where President of the AASU Sivasagar district unit Ashim Dutta, AGP Leader Tulsi Gogoi etc. were present alongwith other dignatories.
In the memory of the Cultural icon of Assam Rupkunwar Jyotiprashad Agarwala, the Nazira Anchalik Sahitya Xobha observed Shilpi Divas with a day long programme at Nazira on Sunday. On this occasion competitions and a seminer was organised.
A meeting on child protection was held at at Kenduri LP School, Simaluguri on Saturday. Social worker Manika Saikia, child protection officer of Sivasagar district Dibya Deori, SDPO of Nazira Rajendra Uzza, president of Nazira Mahkuma Mahila Spmmittee Dibyajyoti Gohain, Secretary of the NGO PRAGATI Nirjumoni gogoi, Secretary of the freelance journalist association of Nazira Dilip Hazarika took part in the programme. The programme was organised under the "Mukhya mamtrir Sunali Soishab Prakalpa - Surokhayat sishu, surokhayata Axom yojona" by Nazira Mohkuma Mahila Sommittee and the Pragati.
A two-days-long 15th annual conference of the Sivasagar district All Assam Students Union (AASU) was held at Maut Gaon, Simaluguri on on January 4-5. The new executive committee was formed in this conferance with Samiron Phukon became the general secretary and Ashim Dutta as the new president. Members of Nazira Anchalik AASU Unit walked out from the repeesentatives meetings due to the internal disputes.
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