GUWAHATI, SEP 21: The Nagakhuli Gorakhonia Samity on Wednesday staged protest at Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner’s office demanding protection measures against maruding erosion at Nagakhuli area.
The affected villagers holding play cards and banners raised their voice and demand immediate protection measures to save Nagakhuli area, which falls under Maijan panchayat of Lahowal Assembly constituency in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.
“For last 1 week, our land has been eroded into river. Everyday 100 metres land were eroded into river. The erosion has been going on from Nagakhuli to Mothola area. We demand immediate protection measures to save our land,” said Manob Munda, president of Nagakhuli Gorakhonia Samity.
Munda said, “The lives of the people are not safe in this area owing to constant ersion. If protection measures are not taken immediately then the area will lose huge chunk of land mass,”.
“The river come closure and just 500 metres from the area, where 64 families are living. The families are fearing and don’t know what to do if their land got eroded into river” he said.
Nagakhuli Gorakhonia Samity, spareheading the movement for last several years demand safety and security of the people who are living in the erosion affected area.
“For last two days, constant erosion has been going on in the area. The officials from Water and Resources department came and took photographs of the area but till date nothing has been done for the protection. We demand immedaite protection to save our land and agriculture,” Nagakhuli Gorakhonia Samity stated.
Meanwhile, the members of Nagakhuli Gorakhonia Samity submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu seeking immedaite protection measures.