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The following numbers have been issued by the Kamrup metro district administration:

• Control Room: 1077 

• 9365429314 (Telephone and WhatsApp)

Digital Desk: The Kamrup metropolitan district administration has issued two phone numbers through which Guwahati residents can send information on broken roads, open pits, and dugouts that need to be repaired.

This comes after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed deputy commissioners, particularly those in Dibrugarh and Kamrup Metro districts, on Sunday after two major road accidents were reported recently.

The following numbers have been issued by the Kamrup metro district administration:

• Control Room: 1077 

• 9365429314 (Telephone and WhatsApp)

"For the kind information of citizens and stakeholders," the official handle of Kamrup Metro District Administration stated on Twitter. Citizens of Guwahati are encouraged to contribute information about broken roads, open pits, and dugouts that require repair and restoration."

 It should be noted that earlier in the day, during a video conference with all the DCs, Assam CM Sarma instructed them to take strong action against the contractors or anyone engaged in leaving the dug-up potholes uncovered and unattended, creating inconvenience to the public.

"Someone has to take responsibility; there was a loss of life, a person died; why wasn't the contractor arrested?" the chief minister asked Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu.

CM Sarma has asked all DCs to repair all dug-up pits across all districts by Monday. "If there is any ongoing work in the dug-up pits, there should be proper barricading with bamboo and a red flag, otherwise start restoration work immediately on priority," the chief minister added.

CM Sarma questioned the Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup Metro District Administration, Pallav Gopal Jha, regarding the dug-up pits for ongoing work on two drainage systems near Guwahati's Ulubari neighbourhood.

"If there is a heavy downpour overnight, the road near Ulubari will flood." How will people notice that there is a hole? Or is there a drainage project happening on? At the very least, the administrator of the Kamrup Metro should have demonstrated some sensitivity by completing the assignment before the flood at any point in time. If not, the work should have been done with suitable barricades," CM Sarma remarked.

The chief minister also chastised a PWD department employee (Kamrup Metro District) at the meeting for failing to complete drainage work for several years despite repeated orders.

"A few days ago, a road accident occurred in Guwahati due to a pothole in the middle of the road; the day before, a similar incident occurred in Dibrugarh; and tomorrow, another such incident will occur in some other part of the state." "Do we have to wait for an incident to happen before we react?" the chief minister asked the PWD official.

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