MONDAY, GUWAHATI ` Barak ValleyChronicle AUGUST 23, 2021 3 100 DAYS OF ASSAM GOVERNMENT Security forces deployed along Govt silent on Barak Valley, says BDF CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE chalked out to solve the drainage and traffic congestion problems Assam-Mizoram border SILCHAR: 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 India, 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.