GUWAHATI: Residing on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra, maximum residents of Guwahati still would not have get admission to to affordable potable water - an issue which generally is a primary election factor in areas beneath the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) which comes beneath the celebrated Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency.
Only about 25 areas within the town have get admission to to municipal water provide while a few families fall in areas which are coated by way of different govt departments, together with the public health engineering. The relaxation, which incorporates a major chunk of town dwellers, are depending on 'expensive' water being supplied by way of non-public events.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-assisted water provide venture, to provide water provide to south, central and eastern zones of Guwahati, was scheduled to be finished by way of 2015. But with the venture having overlooked its time limit and work operating woefully behind schedule, there is no solution for citizens reeling beneath the water crisis.
Construction work for the JICA-assisted Guwahati Water Supply Project had begun in the second part of 2011 when the Congress was in energy. The venture was designed with a goal of providing uninterrupted family water provide 24x7 to citizens, with a population estimate being made until 2025.
Congress candidate for the Gauhati seat, Bobbeeta Sharma, mentioned she would, if voted to energy, resolve the water crisis in an instant. "We would like to ask why Guwahati could not be turned into a smart city in the last five years of the Modi government. Our (Congress) government had brought the JICA project to provide 24X7 water supply in Guwahati. But the project got delayed during the tenure of the BJP-led government. The present government should have completed the project by now," mentioned Sharma.
Her main contender and BJP nominee from the seat, Queen Ojha, mentioned, "At this hour, I won't make tall promises. Let my work do the talking. I want people to remember me for my work, not words," mentioned Ojha. She, then again, refrained from giving a right away reply when asked about her plans to alleviate the water crisis.
"It's unbelievable that even a city like Guwahati, which is the gateway to the northeast, has been facing a crisis of potable water for so many years now. Water, being the most important necessity in a family, should have been the first priority of the government," mentioned Sailen Talukdar, a resident of the Anil Nagar space of the city.
Only about 25 areas within the town have get admission to to municipal water provide while a few families fall in areas which are coated by way of different govt departments, together with the public health engineering. The relaxation, which incorporates a major chunk of town dwellers, are depending on 'expensive' water being supplied by way of non-public events.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-assisted water provide venture, to provide water provide to south, central and eastern zones of Guwahati, was scheduled to be finished by way of 2015. But with the venture having overlooked its time limit and work operating woefully behind schedule, there is no solution for citizens reeling beneath the water crisis.
Construction work for the JICA-assisted Guwahati Water Supply Project had begun in the second part of 2011 when the Congress was in energy. The venture was designed with a goal of providing uninterrupted family water provide 24x7 to citizens, with a population estimate being made until 2025.
Congress candidate for the Gauhati seat, Bobbeeta Sharma, mentioned she would, if voted to energy, resolve the water crisis in an instant. "We would like to ask why Guwahati could not be turned into a smart city in the last five years of the Modi government. Our (Congress) government had brought the JICA project to provide 24X7 water supply in Guwahati. But the project got delayed during the tenure of the BJP-led government. The present government should have completed the project by now," mentioned Sharma.
Her main contender and BJP nominee from the seat, Queen Ojha, mentioned, "At this hour, I won't make tall promises. Let my work do the talking. I want people to remember me for my work, not words," mentioned Ojha. She, then again, refrained from giving a right away reply when asked about her plans to alleviate the water crisis.
"It's unbelievable that even a city like Guwahati, which is the gateway to the northeast, has been facing a crisis of potable water for so many years now. Water, being the most important necessity in a family, should have been the first priority of the government," mentioned Sailen Talukdar, a resident of the Anil Nagar space of the city.
Lack of access to affordable water a major poll issue in Gauhati seat
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