Heatwave effect: Bankura, W Burdwan schools start water bell alarm
A girls’ school introduced a water bell system to remind students to drink water during school hours to combat dehydration in the summers.
Guwahati, 19 September: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today claimed there was no major infiltration from neighbouring Bangladesh through the Dhubri sector.
After inspecting the India-Bangladesh border sector in western Assam yesterday Mr Gogoi said the "hue and cry over illegal immigration from Bangladesh raised by the Opposition" was not based on facts.
‘‘We will tackle whatever little infiltration is taking place from Bangladesh. The BSF strength in the Dhubri sector will be increased in phases. Floodlights along the sector have been erected to strengthen night vigilance. We are providing fully-functional floodlights along the border in the Dhubri sector at the earliest,” Mr Gogoi said.
The chief minister also held a meeting with senior BSF officers and Dhubri district administration officials at the Sonahat border outpost, where Mr Gogoi instructed them to speed up border area development works. He reviewed a slew of measures like double-barbed wire fencing, construction of border roads and installation of 793 flood lights with 28 generator sets that have been initiated to strengthen border infrastructure, said a government Press release on Wednesday.
In view of the upcoming general election, Mr Gogoi had also recently made a significant statement relating to Hindu migrants from Bangladesh. The veteran politician argued that the minority Hindu people from Bangladesh may be considered refugees. He said many Hindu resident families left Bangladesh because of religious and social repercussions there. SNS
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