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KOLKATA: West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Top Minister Narendra Modi at the factor of the grave danger of river erosion alongside the river Ganga-Padma and sought his intervention to rethink the verdict of withdrawal of the prolonged jurisdiction of Farakka Barrage Mission Authority (FBPA). The CM additional advised him to take up financial institution coverage schemes.
“You might be kindly mindful that West Bengal is an broadly river-oriented state with the Ganga being an important river within the state. It’s true that the primary function of the development of Farakka Barrage underneath the central govt is to divert 40,000 cusecs of Ganga water to the Bhagirathi-Hooghly river gadget in order that the navigability of Kolkata port is maintained,” Mamata wrote.
“Alternatively, this has resulted in siltation at the river mattress leading to spilling, financial institution erosion and flooding in adjoining spaces. This factor has been raised on the nationwide stage, no longer most effective by means of West Bengal but additionally by means of Bihar,” the letter added.
The West Bengal Leader Minister raised the similar factor in a letter to the PM in February this yr.
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Relating to the answer by means of the Centre to her previous letter, Mamata stated in her letter, “The Union Minister, in his letter, has indicated that FBPA has carried out anti-erosion/river coverage paintings to the music of Rs 342 crore all through the duration from 2005 to 2009. Alternatively, it’s spotted that the realm continues to be affected by serious erosion issues at a number of websites.”
“Consequently, it’s transparent that the anti-erosion efforts had been tried piecemeal, and not using a holistic means taken. I’d, due to this fact, request you to kindly advise the involved division to behavior a joint find out about supported by means of appropriate style research, involving the FBPA and governments of West Bengal and Bihar underneath the aegis of the Ganga Flood Keep an eye on Fee,” learn the letter.
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The Bengal CM identified in her letter that the present jurisdiction of anti-erosion paintings of the FBPA wishes severe re-evaluation on the earliest. She alleged even of their unique jurisdiction, the FBPA has no longer taken up any complete anti-erosion process however has carried out piecemeal paintings most effective to blow their own horns.
“Even all through the duration of prolonged jurisdiction, which remained legitimate from January 2005 to July 2017, the FBPA failed to devise and put into effect required anti-erosion works at the prolonged stretch of 120 km in the course of the state govt time and again advised,’’ she stated within the letter.
Mamata additionally alleged no central help used to be equipped to handle river erosion within the affected districts.
KOLKATA: West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Top Minister Narendra Modi at the factor of the grave danger of river erosion alongside the river Ganga-Padma and sought his intervention to rethink the verdict of withdrawal of the prolonged jurisdiction of Farakka Barrage Mission Authority (FBPA). The CM additional advised him to take up financial institution coverage schemes.
“You might be kindly mindful that West Bengal is an broadly river-oriented state with the Ganga being an important river within the state. It’s true that the primary function of the development of Farakka Barrage underneath the central govt is to divert 40,000 cusecs of Ganga water to the Bhagirathi-Hooghly river gadget in order that the navigability of Kolkata port is maintained,” Mamata wrote.
“Alternatively, this has resulted in siltation at the river mattress leading to spilling, financial institution erosion and flooding in adjoining spaces. This factor has been raised on the nationwide stage, no longer most effective by means of West Bengal but additionally by means of Bihar,” the letter added.
The West Bengal Leader Minister raised the similar factor in a letter to the PM in February this yr.
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Relating to the answer by means of the Centre to her previous letter, Mamata stated in her letter, “The Union Minister, in his letter, has indicated that FBPA has carried out anti-erosion/river coverage paintings to the music of Rs 342 crore all through the duration from 2005 to 2009. Alternatively, it’s spotted that the realm continues to be affected by serious erosion issues at a number of websites.”
“Consequently, it’s transparent that the anti-erosion efforts had been tried piecemeal, and not using a holistic means taken. I’d, due to this fact, request you to kindly advise the involved division to behavior a joint find out about supported by means of appropriate style research, involving the FBPA and governments of West Bengal and Bihar underneath the aegis of the Ganga Flood Keep an eye on Fee,” learn the letter.
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The Bengal CM identified in her letter that the present jurisdiction of anti-erosion paintings of the FBPA wishes severe re-evaluation on the earliest. She alleged even of their unique jurisdiction, the FBPA has no longer taken up any complete anti-erosion process however has carried out piecemeal paintings most effective to blow their own horns.
“Even all through the duration of prolonged jurisdiction, which remained legitimate from January 2005 to July 2017, the FBPA failed to devise and put into effect required anti-erosion works at the prolonged stretch of 120 km in the course of the state govt time and again advised,’’ she stated within the letter.
Mamata additionally alleged no central help used to be equipped to handle river erosion within the affected districts.
