Maksam Tayeng

PASIGHAT, Aug 26: Due to incessant rain for last several days, the Siang river including its tributaries like Siyom, Simang, Yamne, Siku etc are flowing above the danger level prompting the East Siang district administration to alert people living in the downstream areas not to venture out to the river for fishing and driftwood collection etc.
The swollen Siang river has began eroding the soil at Jarku and 21 mile area in Pasighat and Sigar, Old Borguli, New Borguli, Seram and Namsing villages under Mebo Sub-Division. Agricultural land including road and other infrastructure have been damaged. 
The people of Jarku village under the Pasighat Municipal Corporation (PMC) carried out voluntary flood control works by engaging one member from each household. Youths, men and women braved the heavy rain and were seen binding and constructing boulder flood control bundhs along the river bank to minimize soil erosion. 
PMC councillors of Ward-4 and Ward-8, Rebeka Panyang Megu and Okeng Tayeng who were supervising the work, appealed to the state government for emergency flood control fund assistance to stop further soil erosion. Local residents have also urged the WRD Pasighat to drop more boulders for emergency use. 
Senior citizen Obang Taruk claimed that the old flood control bundh at the river bank was destroyed by people carrying out dynamite fishing during last winter. “I had informed the police to take action against them but they didn't. Inaction by the DA and police is leading to such major erosion due to collapse of old boulder bundh." 
If flood erosion is not controlled at Jarku/Jarkong side, the entire portion of Advance Landing Ground/Airport, SS Mission area, Bering village etc will be under threat.
Meanwhile, EE WRD Pasighat, Er. Gonong Pertin informed that the Siang river crossed the danger level today and water level is higher compared to last year. 
“Siang river inflow at Tuting in Upper Siang district near the China border has recorded 2.48m increase in flow level, so the flow level here in the downstream areas may increase further. Today’s flow level has surpassed last year’s highest of 154.29m by 16 cm at 5 PM this evening."

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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