People of Guwahati may well heave a sigh of relief as their drinking water crisis will be over, at least in the near future. Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the House today that all households in Guwahati will get 24-hour drinking water supply by the year 2016.

During Zero Hour today, Congress MLA Anjan Dutta expressed concern in the House over the acute drinking water crisis in the capital city, the deplorable condition of most roads in the city and poor garbage management. The MLA drew attention to the fact that even the MLA Hostel was facing water shortage