Shillong, July 24: The usual rhetoric of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma continued on Friday( July 24) when he referred to Meghalaya and USTM as the villains causing flood in Guwahati.
“If things continue the way they are in Meghalaya’s Jorabat hills near Guwahati, which houses USTM and other structures, it will be difficult to shield Guwahati from devastating floods. The matter is sub-judice and will soon be listed for hearing”, Sarma wrote on X on Friday.
The statement curiously indicates that there was no flood before the birth of Meghalaya and the USTM.
An official source, however, said that Meghalaya and Assam should conduct a joint study to ascertain the cause of flood so that this is jointly addressed for a lasting solution.
Photo caption: Assam CM during Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai on July 9. (MM)
