Guwahati: Guwahati wing from the Union of Student Assam (AASU) on Wednesday protested the city’s drinking water crisis, the old problem a few decades, demanded the earliest solution.
The protest came two days after the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said in Rajya Sabha that the ongoing water projects in the city would be assigned phase from March next year.
President Aasu Guwahati Wing Anowar Anowar Hussain said, “Even though it is located on the edge of the Brahmaputra, the city residents must depend on the suppliers of personal drinking water or boring water or tubewell.
Only 30% of almost 3 Lakh households have access to household tap water.
This is Striking shows the failure of the government to ensure safe drinking water.
“He added,” The government has given us guarantees several times, but there is no substantial step taken until now.
We don’t need more guarantees, we need results.
“Four supply projects Water is being built in the city to sort the drinking water crisis.
The construction of the Southeast Guwahati Project (Funded Asian Development Bank) began in 2016, Guwahati Barat South (funded by Jawaharlal Nehru National Round Renewal Mission (JICA)) in 2009, Guwahati was South Selatan (funded by JICA) in 2011 and North.
Guwahati project (funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency) in 2011.
The projects have not been completed.
On November 18, the minister of Urban Affairs Ashok Singhal told the media that it would take at least two and a half years to resolve the drinking water crisis by completing all four water projects in the city.
He, however, said his department would ensure a portion of commissioning in certain regions, if possible, after March next year after minutes of minutes of progress and other related aspects of these projects.
GMC provides 45 million liters of water supply per day through a pipeline network that covers only about 30% of the city.