Guwahati, Oct 29 (PTI) A Parliamentary committee todaymet Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and discussed theperennial flood problem of the state to find remedialmeasures.
The nine-member Parliamentary Committee on SubordinateLegislation was led by its chairman Dilip Gandhi and metSonowal in the state capital.
"The committee members discussed about the state'sperennial flood and erosion problem with the Chief Ministerand informed him that they will interact with differentstakeholders of the state on issues relating to the problem,"an official release said.
Sonowal informed the committee that flood and erosionare long standing issues of the state and have severelyaffected the state's economy over the years.
"The problem of flood and erosion is getting worsewith every passing year due to rampant felling of tress andsiltation of the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers as well as theirtributaries," he added.
The Government is working on to increase the greencover of the state and has launched initiatives for planting10 crore samplings in the state, Sonowal said.
He also informed the members that a high-levelcommittee has been constituted to study Assam's flood anderosion problem and it is headed by the Vice Chairman of theNITI Aayog.
The Parliamentary Committee members also shared theirviews on the flood and erosion problem and appreciated thestate government's efforts to tide over the challenges posedby recurring floods, the release said. PTI TRRG.
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