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Earth filling
in Bahini drain
This is apropos to the letter published in your esteemed daily under the caption Attention GMC/GMDA (
The Sentinel 2nd April), wherein it has been highlighted a very important but perennial issue that plagued Guwahati. The fact is that crazy people have the tendency to grab public and private land to construct their houses and flats. We know that many wetlands in and around Guwahati are being back-filled with earth for construction of private buildings and hotels. Now, from the above letter it has come to light that even Bahini Drain has not been spared. Earth filling is going on brazenly near Rukminigaon, behind a hotel under construction. It is not exaggeration to state that Bahini Drain is the lifeline of the city. Now, point is that how come people dare to fill the drain with earth to their advantage and too in the vicinity of the capital, Dispur. Therefore, we request all people/authority concerned to do the