Meanwhile, in a memorandum to the Union Minister, the SGBG said that Assam, more particularly Guwahati city, is losing its natural resources like green hills, wetlands, river banks and forests because of the failure of the State Government to take effective steps to protect the same.
Damaging of such natural resources not only affected the environment of the state, but is also responsible for changing the climatic condition, said the SGBG in the memorandum.
The memorandum said that river erosion and encroachment of the wetlands are mainly responsible for water logging in Guwahati city and over the years, successive Governments gave settlement to a number institutions and individuals in the historic Solabeel in the city, which compounded the problem of water logging in the city.
The SGBG said that even Government offices and educational institutions are located on the wetlands, while, Bharalu river, the main drainage channel of Guwahati city has been encroached upon. The SGBG said that the Government recently started a water supply plant in Jalukbari area by filling up a large swamp.
