Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (M), Virendra Mittal has directed all concerned departments, including enforcement agencies like revenue circle officers, city police, forest department, PWD, transport, soil conservation, planning and other regulatory bodies, not to permit any earth cutting and earth filling activity in the hilly terrains, water bodies and in low-lying areas of the district, with effect from May 1st.
A release from the administration said unscientific and haphazard earth cutting and earth filling destabilizes natural earth slopes and blocks natural as well as artificial drains. "It triggers severe landslides, artificial floods and persistent water logging during rainy days, resulting in substantial loss of human and cattle lives and destruction of property. Unscientific earth cutting also degrades the environment and overall ecological balance," it said.
To prevent any form of natural disasters in the monsoon season, the Kamrup (M) administration has strictly prohibited earth cutting and filling for unplanned constructions in the city's hillocks and other low-lying areas.