Assam CM asks water resources department to carry out hydrological survey of river Subansiri

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the water resources department to carry out hydrological survey of the river Subansiri

Terming river Subansiri as the life line for the people of Lakhimpur, Chief Minister Sonowal said that in order to sustain the life giving prosperity of the river, a hydrological survey of the river should be carried out.

He also said that since recurring flood and erosion caused by the river has become a perennial problem of the district, a hydrological survey to study the nature of the river should also be carried out. He, therefore, asked Water Resources Department to do the needful for undertaking the survey to tame flood and erosion and find a lasting solution to the perennial flood.

Sonowal reviewed the stages of implementation of government schemes of Lakhimpur district. For the total coverage of Aadhaar registration, Sonowal emphasised on expediting the registration process and increase the number of executing agencies from the existing 196. He also asked the DC to ensure that no unscrupulous element in the name of Aadhaar registration process indulges in illegal transaction of money.