MONDAY, GUWAHATI ` Barak ValleyChronicle AUGUST 23, 2021 3 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT Security forces deployed along Govt silent on , says BDF

CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE chalked out to solve the drainage and traffic congestion problems Assam-Mizoram border : Pradip Dutta Roy, in Silchar and Karimganj. The the chief convener of the Bar- flyover project in Silchar has CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE The villages of Hailakandi’s ak Democratic Front (BDF), also been put on hold for some Dholcherra-Bilaipur, Gutguti, on Sunday, said, “Though mysterious reasons. It is clear JAMIRA: Security has been Kachurtal, Gallacherra in south the district administration of that the citizens of Barak Valley beefed up in Jamira due to the Hailakandi are under the con- Cachar celebrated 100 days of will not benefit from listening inter-state border dispute in trol of Mizos. In fact, a few days the new Assam government to these government circulars, the Kachurtal area of South ago, a bomb blast took place at at a programme on Friday, notices, plans, policies and pro- Hailakandi. Reports of Mizo a government primary school but nothing noteworthy was grammes,” he said. aggression in the Kachurtal in Assam. mentioned about Barak Val- Jahar Taran, convener, BDF area of South Hailakandi However, Assam police is ley. Barak Valley was found said, “It is quite surprising to poured in on Sunday. It cre- providing security to the peo- nowhere in the success story Das, said, “We all started to restrictions. We will keep a close note that even after committing ated a tense situation when ple of the border area. They of the Assam government. It believe that government has eye on whether the same steps to providing aid and assistance the Mizos started to construct are even trying to stop Mizo is because nothing has been initiated the process of giving are taken in the case of the three in the form of onetime funding a culvert in Assam’s land. aggression. A large number of done for the people of this val- jobs to over 1 lakh people, but districts of Barak Valley or not.” for COVID-19 affected people like A large of number police policemen have already been ley.” no such recruitment drive has Partha Das further said many purohits of temples and Naam personnel were deployed deployed in south Hailakandi. “The government of Assam been seen so far in Barak Valley. important issues and concerns Ghar, the government is yet to on Sunday to ward off any Tensions surrounding Mizo’s presented its success story Eligible candidates of Barak in Barak Valley have been pend- implement it. “What about the unpleasant incident. Assam Security forces deployed along the Assam-Mizoram interstate border. culvert construction process during this period. Though Valley are still hunting for jobs. ing for a long time. “The govern- Imams of the mosques or priests police, however, stopped the sonnel. agitations against Mizoram, in Kachurtal are also on the initiatives and projects have Moreover, it has been seen that ment is not listening to us. It is of the churches? They also construction of the culvert It is pertinent to men- including an economic block- rise. Ramnathpur police and been taken and also publicised, the government is advertising blatantly ignoring Barak Valley. need aid and assistance. This on Sunday. Assam police IGP tion here that the Mizoram ade, following the killing of six Hailakandi SP are especially in reality, Barak Valley has got district-based employment. It What is the status of the comple- is discrimination. Moreover, and Hailakandi SP were seen government did not even Assam policemen on July 26 keeping a close watch on the nothing. The initiatives and means candidates from other tion of the Mahasadak? Barak the government has decided to along with Assam police per- budge even after a series of at Lailapur in Cachar district. activities of the Mizos. projects that have been imple- districts or Barak Valley will not Valley badly needs cardiology change the name of detention mented or planned during this be able to apply. Though such and neurology departments at camps to transit camps. Is it time were not for us. Except for candidates are eligible, they Silchar Medical College and right? The government should some general projects, nothing will not be able to apply since Hospital. No step has been taken have demolished the detention has been done to develop Barak they are not domicile. There to set up the proposed medical camps by now. Changing the Cachar district in a fix as maternal Valley,” added Pradip Dutta Roy. are doubts about the legality of college in Karimganj district. name will not change the fate The BDF’s convener, Partha the process, as no state has such Further, no plan has been of the detainees.” mortality highest in country 21 schemes Kaliganj hospital turns into hub of liquor addicts SWAGAT BHATTACHARJEE patients based on the sever- find mention in CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE ity of their conditions, the SILCHAR: Even as the en- situation would become priority list of SILCHAR: Kaliganj hospital has tire country continues to “much manageable”. turned into a hub of drunk- reel under the impact of Further commenting finance minister ards—after the setting of sun the SARS-CoV-2, Assam’s on the causes of maternal the addicts assemble inside Cachar district continues deaths, the veteran obste- CHRONICLE NEWS SER- the hospital campus and carry to deal with a rather more trician listed maternal VICE out their activities. fundamental health con- anemia, hypertensive dis- The local residents are cern – maternal mortality. orders, infection and sepsis SILCHAR: 21 schemes have extremely angry and have As per the Sample as among the leading causes. been declared as state sought the attention of police Registration System’s (SRS) “The correction for anemia priority projects by the administration. “It is true that estimate released by the should be done at the adoles- finance minister of Assam we have recovered empty bot- Registrar General of , cent stage. Young girls who Ajanta Neog this time. tles of liquor from the hospital the maternal mortality ratio have such issues must be These priority pro- campus. It is obvious that the Empty alcohol glass bottles inside a flower garden at Kaliganj Hospital. (MMR) in India saw a mod- identified and treated well jects include setting up drunkards have turned the cam- erate improvement to 113 in in advance. Those living of eight medical colleg- pus of hospital into a bar,” said On the other hand the road- sion with the local cops on this 2016-18 from 122 in 2015-17. A portion of the East-West corridor (Mahasadak). in rural regions need more es at Tinsukia, North the in-charge of Kaliganj hospital side shops are throwing the issue,” Dr Das contended. The same study revealed Department of Obstetrics Rao, referring to the attention. They need to be Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Dr Dipak Kumar Das. garbage inside the campus of Residents have taken a dig at that Assam ranked highest and Gynaecology, SMCH, health care system in the made mentally and physical- Nogaon, Dhubri, Kokrajhar Dr Das said that everyday hospital. This is further adding the local administration alleging in the entire country with he elaborated on some of United Kingdom, said that ly fit to withstand the stress , Nalbari and Charaideo. tens and thousands of people to the woes of hospital adminis- that till now they have not been 215 maternal deaths per the deeper undertones of patients should be allowed and strain of pregnancy later Declaration for setting up throng to the hospital and it tration. Bad odour is making the able to stop the activities of these 1 lakh live births. Cachar the mess. to the Medical College only in their lives,” he said while a mini secretariat has also is not possible for the hospital life of patients miserable. Dr Das drunkards. district’s MMR stood at an He said that sufficient if they are referred by hos- adding that early marriages been made. This mini-sec- administration to keep an eye has brought this matter to the “This is spoiling our environ- abysmal 558 during the same medical facilities are avail- pitals at the peripheral and pregnancy before recov- retariat will be made at on the activities of one and all. notice of police administration. ment. In fact our young gener- period which is the highest able at peripheral levels as levels. “SMCH is a tertiary ery from first delivery also Silchar. Commenting on “Probably many drunkards He has sought their assistance ation is also getting attracted in the state. well but people living in hospital which takes care of contribute towards mater- these declarations, senior enter the campus in the garb in this regard. towards alcohol. The admin- However, the implications even the rural areas rush both normal and critically nal deaths. He also insisted journalist and president of patients. We have recovered “We are extremely worried istration must take stringent go much beyond mere sta- to SMCH for treatment. ill patients. If a patient, who that stricter rules and reg- of Dr Shyama Prasad many empty bottles of liquor because this is destroying the measures and ensure that such tistics. It has brought to the “People need to avail the should have been filtered at ulations need to be put in Mookherjee Memorial from the garden of our hospital,” environment of our hospital. I activities never happen again,” fore other loopholes in the facilities at the peripheral the peripheral level, comes place to subdue the issue. Swartha Surakssha Haran Dr Das quipped. have had a threadbare discus- the residents quipped. health system that may have levels. Patients come rush- to me with labour pain, we It may be noted that there Dey has expressed his con- otherwise gone unnoticed ing into the labour room cannot deny her treatment,” are a total of 10 labour room cern for the non-inclusion of for an indefinite period of with labour pain without she said while adding that delivery tables, 22 labour Karimganj medical college. ‘Taliban supporter’ Mujib Uddin arrested time. The devastating sec- any interim checkup. I think the ratio of manpower and room observation beds, “The state government ond wave of the pandemic there is a lack of awareness patients is hugely lopsided. around 80 antenatal and post already declared that a CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE vate school in that area. Mujib has certainly added to the among people in general”. She further admitted that operative blocks and around medical college will be Uddin posted a comment on his woes of the already ailing “During the pre-COVID the hospital does not have 70 post natal blocks available set up at Karimganj. It is NIVEA: Mujab Uddin, 25, a Facebook timeline a couple of maternal mortality rate period, the delivery rate at sufficient doctors and para- in the department. Also, the really unfortunate that teacher at a private school days ago when the Taliban in the district. The failing Gauhati Medical College medics to cater to the huge hospital is dealing with an till now the government in the village of Pathakhau- army took over the regime in health infrastructure and and Hospital (GMCH) stood number of patients. acute staff shortage with just has not been able to fulfill ri (Jalalabad village) in the Afghanistan. In fact, Mujib lack of skilled manpower at around 15,000-16,000 per What is the solution? 13 staff in-charge divided tthis long standing demand Ratabari assembly constitu- posted several comments in a has become a matter of grave year. On the other hand, “We need a comprehen- during the day in the labour of the people of Karimganj,” ency of Karimganj district, row. Perhaps he did not know concern for citizens here. SMCH carried out around sive strategy. Assigning a room. Dr. Paul Choudhury said Dey. has been arrested by the po- that his post could be considered The crux of the matter 12,000 deliveries. However, single doctor to a patient for confirmed that a higher On the issue of setting up lice for supporting the Talib- treason. People living in Southern the discrepancy here is that one or two extra hours will level meeting is due to be a mini-secretariat at Silchar an. It is pertinent to mention Assam’s Barak Valley region GMCH has four professors not bring a solution. We need held later this September Dey said that this is not Ratan Das, officer-in-charge, here that the government and are almost entirely depend- in the department whereas comprehensive strategies at in which he would be rais- required because there is Ratabari police station and Karimganj district administra- ent on SMCH for medical we have just one,” he said. the government level and at ing issues connected to the no adequate number of staff Karimganj Sadar DSP went to tion are thoroughly checking emergencies even amidst “The maternal mortality the peripheral levels”, Dr. dearth of manpower among at Silchar. Mujib’s village in plain clothes and tracking social media these COVID-19. Simply saying rate in Cachar has not been Paul Choudhury asserted others. on Saturday morning. Police days. Steps are being taken to that the health institution is improving since the past while suggesting that ASHA It is pertinent to state identified Mujib Uddin’s house stop spread of hatred, bigotry overburdened with Barak’s four to five years. In the past workers can help by raising here that since January, in Pathakhauri. However, at or communal poison. So far, 40 lakh+ population would year and a half, COVID has awareness in the rural areas. 2021, a total of 199 obstet- that time, the accused was not Mujeeb Uddin 14 people from different parts be a huge understatement. played a detrimental role He added that there is a rics patients infected with at home. Later, the family mem- Pathakhauri village in Sutram, of the state are now suffering When Eastern Chronicle as well. We have not been dearth of manpower at the COVID-19 were admitted at bers, under police pressure, graduated from Ramakrishna the consequences. Mujib Uddin reached out to Dr. Arun able to deliver our services hospital if seen at a relative the department. A total of handed over Mujib Uddin to the Nagar College. Later, he joined is 13th on that list. Sources Paul Choudhury, renowned effectively,” the HOD rued. scale. He also believes that 104 deliveries were carried police team, which was waiting a private school, Adarsh said high-ranking officials of gynaecologist and obste- Meanwhile, assistant if the government employs out while three patients died at the Cheragi police outpost. Vidyaniketan, as a teacher. As Karimganj police are interro- trician and head of the professor Dr. Shreesha strict rules to channelise during treatment. Mujib Uddin is the son of per sources, he left the school gating Mujib Uddin from time Basarat Ali, a farmer from and joined Sunrise, another pri- to time. Several bodies oppose proposed ADC Bill 2021 9 fall to COVID ROTARY CLUB OF GREATER SILCHAR BUBSOSS demands use of NEWMAI NEWS NETWORK of the contentious Naga auton- The discourse invites all on Sunday in omous territorial council and hill leaders and civil society Bengali for official works IMPHAL: A one-day public dis- Kuki territorial council which organisations to come forward Meghalaya course on the Manipur (Hill the people have been opposing. for a transparent discussion CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE temporary building of the Barak Areas) Autonomous District The salient features of the and analysis of the content of NEWMAI NEWS NETWORK Valley Mini Secretariat on Arun Councils Bill, 2021 (MADC bill duplicated almost all the the said bill and cooperate in SILCHAR: Barak Upatyaka Kumar Chanda Road in Silchar. Bill) held in Imphal on Sunday provisions of Sixth Schedule of working out an amicable solu- SHILLONG: Meghalaya re- Banga Sahitya O Sanskriti Gautam Prasad Dutta, general resolved to oppose introduc- the Indian Constitution which is tion to make an inclusive and corded 9 COVID-19 related Sammelan (BUBSOSS), on secretary, central committee of tion of the proposed bill in the also not acceptable to the major- judicious bill acceptable to all deaths on Sunday, pushing Sunday, stated though Benga- BUBSOSS, told the commission- house of the ongoing monsoon ity population of hill areas, the the stakeholders of the state. the death toll in the state to li is the regional official lan- er that despite repeated reports session of the state Assembly. resolution pointed out. The bill The discourse also resolved to 1,278. According to Director guage of Barak Valley as per of violations of the language Several resolutions and rec- reflected the communal, eth- appeal to all people of the state of Health Services (MI) Dr the state’s official language act, none was willing to listen ommendations of the one-day nocentric and divisive intent especially to the “hill brethren” Aman War, 6 deaths were act, but there is a tendency to to these reports. He urged the public discourse held at the of the vested interest groups to not fall into the “half-heart- reported from East Khasi avoid usage of this language. commissioner to take effective community hall of ESC Club, by the elected representatives ed clandestine and ill intended Hills district, 2 from West Even after bringing this mat- steps. Former principal Paritosh Nongmeibung Keithel, Im- misguiding the general public attempt of the elected few” lead- Khasi Hills district and 1 ter to the notice of the con- Chandra Dutta, convener of phal were later submitted to of the hill areas, the fourth res- ing the campaign in the name South West Khasi Hills dis- cerned departments, all are Barak Banga Research Council, the chief minister of the state, olution of the public discourse of Hill Areas Committee, which trict. Dr War said the state violating the law, they alleged. also took part in the discussion. who is also the leader of the pointed out, and agreed that could be very much vested inter- has also detected 317 new A delegation of BUBSOSS met Sonowal assured effective house of the state Assembly. all communities and groups est on the eve of their coming COVID-19 cases. Nira Gogoi Sonowal, regional steps would be taken in this The discourse jointly hosted who stand for the integrity and election. These include 184 in East commissioner, Barak Valley regard. Though the reason for by various civil society organisa- peaceful co-existence between The meeting further resolved Khasi Hills, 51 West Khasi division, and commissioner, the use of Assamese language tions resolved that the proposed the ethnic communities of the to finally appeal to all legisla- Hills, 12 West Garo Hills, 24 Public Relations department, in some cases is technical, care bill is a very sensitive one and it state should oppose the said bill. tors to abstain from such moves Ri Bhoi, 33 West Jaintia Hills, Assam government. will be taken from now onwards, should not be tabled or passed The discourse further expressed made by the “few elected lead- 0 East Garo Hills, 2 North Garo Rotary Club of Greater Silchar honoured retired professor, veteran journalist They discussed the matter in she assured. She also expressed without prior consultation with discontentment towards the ers” from the hills and reject the Hills, 0 East Jaintia Hills, 2 and social worker Jyoti Lal Chaudhury on Senior Citizens’ Day at his detail at the conference held with satisfaction over Barak Valley’s all the stakeholders of the state. “communal elected leaders” recommendation made by the South Garo Hills, 6 South West residence. commissioner Sonowal at the Bangla Diploma course. It pointed out that the pro- of the hill areas leading such HAC to divide the state in the Khasi Hills and 3 South West posed bill contained the maxi- campaigns to divide the com- name of effective administra- Garo Hills. Sushmita Dev felicitates Maria Begum mum provisions and objectives munities rather than uniting it. tion and development. Maibang police detains CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE schooling from JNV, Pailapool, JCILPS demands NRC in Manipur besides effective implementation of ILP two DNLA linkmen graduation from Gurucharan LAKHIPUR: Cachar district com- College, Silchar, and post-grad- NEWMAI NEWS NETWORK which was extended in the in the state after a notifica- implemented in the state. “The INDRANIL DUTTA they have detained these link- mittee of Trinamool Congress, uation from the Department state with effect from January tion in this regard was issued guidelines of the system are just men to know how much money on Saturday, felicitated Maria of Physics, Assam University, IMPHAL: Joint Committee on 1, 2020. on December 31, 2019, certain namesake owing to which the HAFLONG: Sudden surge in the DNLA has extracted from the Begum on being selected as Silchar. Inner Line Permit System The JCILPS raised the provisions which JCILPS and system is yet to be implement- activities of Dimasa National businessmen of the area. Mean- a flying officer in the Indian Sushmita Dev, who recent- (JCILPS) has demanded im- demands in a memorandum people of the state have been ed effectively in the state”, he Liberation Army (DNLA) has while, Maibang police has re- Airforce. Former Silchar MP ly left Congress and joined plementation of the National submitted to the state chief demanding were not included. pointed out. “Is the government once again brought back the fused to divulge anything. “We Sushmita Dev met Maria Be- Trinamool Congress, said Maria Register of Citizens (NRC) in minister N Biren Singh on He also said that it has been one waiting for another mass move- horrors of violent days when the are investigating this case. We gum at the latter’s residence Begum’s success would inspire Manipur in par with the As- Sunday, said JCILPS convenor year and eight months since ment which would compel the entire district was reeling under don’t want to pass on any sort of at Moragang in Lakhipur as- and encourage others. Dr. M sam government. The JCILPS YK Dhiren at a press conference the system under the Bengal state government to review the militancy.Of late Maibang po- information to the press at this sembly constituency of Cachar Shantikumar Singha, general also reiterated its demand for held in Imphal on Sunday. Eastern Frontier Regulation, guidelines of the system to make lice has detained two suspected point in time. This will hamper district. secretary, Trinamool Congress, an effective implementation Dhiren said that even as the 1873, was extended. However, it a system desired by the peo- DNLA linkmen from Maibang our investigation,” police sourc- It may be mentioned here that Cachar district committee, was of Inner Line Permit (ILP) ILPS was officially extended the system is yet to be fully ple?” he asked. market. Police sources said that es said. Maria Begum completed her also present.