In what may be termed an early warning to an apocalyptic ecological disaster, the waters of Ranganadi dried up completely on its downstream course near North Lakhimpur, thanks to the blockade by the hydro-electrical power plant dam by the NEEPCO.
Envisaging a permanent solution of the flood problem, Assam Government has prepared an Action Plan of Rs 86,000 crore. The Plan is proposed to be completed within the next 18-20 years.
In the wake of protests against the proposed Rs 15,000-crore, 3000-Megawatt Dibang Multi-Purpose Project (DMP) near Roing in Arunachal Pradesh, the State
Built on the logic of "development', big dams have wreaked havoc on indigenous communities in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh with regular flooding. By pursuing predatory development the central and state governments are equally culpable of visiting disaster on the region.
State Water Resources Minister Bharat Chandra Narah today told the Assembly that the State Government was far from satisfied with the explanations given by the power generating corporations such as NEEPCO and NHPC on the flood safeguards of hydel projects, and that the State Government would seek a thorough review of their downstream impact assessment reports.
