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The Assam government has formed a three-member committee to investigate the water pipe burst incident in...
Digital Desk: The Assam government has formed a three-member committee to investigate the water pipe burst incident in Guwahati's Kharguli area.
The three-member committee has been directed to conduct an in-depth investigation into the incident and submit a report within three days.
Notification issued by the Department of Housing & Urban Affairs on orders from the Governor of Assam read, "In the interest of public service, the Governor of Assam is pleased to constitute a three-member committee to enquire into incident of bursting of clear water pumping main at Joypur near IOCL Gate which is being implemented under the JICA assisted Guwahati Water Supply Project."
The committee's three members are:
1. Shri Pabitra Ram Khaund, IAS, Secretary to the Government of Assam, DoHUA (Chairman)
2. Shri Ramendra Sundar Choudhury, Retd. Secretary to the Government of Assam, PHE Department, Additional Mission Director (DEM), AMRUT (Member).
3. Shri Sanjai Kr. Mahanta, Retd. Chief Engineer, Irrigation Department cum Addl. Mission Director (Admin), AMRUT (Member)
The Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) took suo moto cognizance on Friday of the incident in Guwahati's Kharguli in which a water supply pipeline burst, causing chaos and resulting in the death of a woman. AHRC member Santanu Bharali took note of the situation. He stated that the Kamrup (metro) deputy commissioner will be required to submit a report following an investigation into the incident.
Following the water supply pipeline burst incident, the situation in Kharguli remains unstable. Families left trapped in Kharguli's Joypur when a water pipeline burst yesterday were given shelter at Joypur Primary School.
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