In an instance typical of short-sighted government decisions undermining environmental concerns, the recent raising of the Chamota-Pobitora PWD road without leaving sufficient outlet for floodwater to pass has cast a shadow on the long-term well-being of Pobitora wildlife sanctuary.
The thoughtless exercise done without consulting the Forest authorities has caused floodwater to remain stagnant
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/road-elevation-causes-waterlogging-pobitora
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/assam-tribune-guwahati
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterlogging
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/roads
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brahmaputra
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
