Guwahati: City wetlands are very dying and government, although repeated statements to protect and preserve it, have done a little and not act this has changed wide areas such as Chandmari, Gandhibasti, Islam, ChenikPari, Chatribari, Tokobari, Rehabari and Paltan Bazaar to Baskin After every rain spell.
Wet land chokes and loses the capacity to absorb rain water.
BEEL Sola, Borsola Beel and Sorusola Beel shrank at a worry rate due to rapid encroachment in the last 10 years and this was released from the Guwahati Water Agency Law (Preservation and Conservation), 2008, and the direction of the Gautati High Court in 2000 for the effect that BEEL must be preserved correctly and remain free of pollution.
Removal in Deustor Beel drastically reduced the size of the lake of 40 SQKM about 50 years ago to only 4 SQKM.
Lakes Sola, Borsola and Sorusola are natural rainwater reservoirs and play a key role in maintaining ecology.
Borsola Beel has been damaged by construction, filling land and garbage disposal.
The water is not only contaminated, wetlands also shrink and this has reduced its capacity to hold storm water.
HEPEN LAHARK, President of the Greater Chatribari Development Committee and a conservationist, said, “Encroachment from the lake bed has resulted in a reduction in the size of the lake.
In 2006, the government then gave six Pigar Borsola to tourism development companies for the construction of a tourist cottage, while most BEEL Sarusola was handed over to college, eye hospital, and several entrepreneurs for the construction of the company’s business.
“He added that the condition deteriorated in the last five years with fast encroachment on the east side of Beach Borsola.
Moreover, the two lakes turned into a disposal site.
The authorities concerned did not do anything to protect wetlands except cleaning water hyacinth despite repeated complaints and requests.
“In 1975, the state government had for the first time, relieved a proposal to save the BEEL from extinction.
However, restrictions on the construction of boundary walls along the BEEL section, not much has been done to protect it.
High-level committees about wetland conservation formed by The State Government in 1995 recommended that the income department should not allow settlements in and around the BEEL area.
After this recommendation, the Revenue Department cancels 30 Bighas wetlands to various individuals / departments.
“We have moved from office to office, The department to the department demands steps to protect the lake.
We also moved the High Court of Gahati in 2000, when the court directed the government to protect the lake.
But, nothing happened, “he added.
He further said,” Rashtriya’s office Swayamsevak Sangh is located on the east side of Beel Borsola.
Political leaders, MLA and parliamentarians gathered in the office since morning until late at night.
I don’t know whether the condition of the lake has attracted their attention or if they just looked in the other direction.
“The development of Borsola Beel is the first project of Guwahati Smart City Limited, founded in 2016.
As many as Rs 80 Crore was allocated for wetland development.” Unfortunately, there is no step taken.
The lake needs to be revived to break the city’s flood during the rain.
The current condition of Beel spoke a lot about the previous government’s commitment, which did nothing to preserve them, “said Lahkar.