By: Rabin Mazumdar
The much-awaited Guwahati Municipal Company election is on the doorstep. Those that will come to energy to take cost of the town could have powerful challenges earlier than them - from the problem of unplanned progress of a city to a metropolis together with uncommon inhabitants explosion to shifting of capital in a haste with out planning.
The at first challenge that the brand new committee should handle is of consuming water. Even understanding effectively that water is life, the individuals on the helm of affairs appear to be simply enjoying the fiddle. There's hardly any enlargement of water provide community past what was there in "Guwahati city''. As per information, solely 30-40% residents are lucky to get piped water, numerous them make their very own association, whereas these unable to take action rely on pure streams, most of that are wealthy in arsenic & fluoride.
It's astonishing how the one place of North-Japanese Area remains to be persevering with with no trendy sewerage system, pushing all burden to the Bahini-Bharalu and different pure streams, which have been as soon as wealthy with wildlife and potable water, flowing by the town. This challenge have to be addressed on a "now or by no means" foundation.
Regardless of the company's makes an attempt, holding the town clear has been proved subsequent to unimaginable. Residents' failure to personal their metropolis, lack of curiosity and cooperation with the company, behavior of blaming solely authorities company, their ignorance and reluctance to be taught strong waste segregation, compounded with insufficient assortment, disposal and recycling system have resulted right into a rubbish mess.
(The author is a senior surgeon marketing consultant at Marwari Hospitals, Guwahati, and resident of Kahilipara)