Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury went to Neer Mahal on Tuesday and held discussions with the stakeholders on the invasion of water hyacinths (Kachuripana) in Rudrasagar affecting boat operations in the lake.
“Due to the accumulation of water hyacinths (kachuripana) in Rudrasagar for the past few days, tourists are facing difficulties in visiting the Neermahal palace. The water hyacinths have covered most of Rudrasagar, making it impossible to operate boats or motorboats. The Neermahal palace, along with the surrounding area, is the livelihood of local traders, fishermen, and even residents”, said Chowdhury
A meeting was held today at the conference hall of the Rudrasagar Udbastu Samabay Samiti (RUDSS) at the Rajghat of Neermahal to discuss a solution to this problem of the water hyacinths and find a permanent solution. The meeting was chaired by Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury and was attended by representatives of the Tourism Department, Forest Department, Fisheries Department, local sub-divisional administration, Melaghar Municipality, and RUDSS.
After the meeting, Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that he had met with administrative officials from various departments today to discuss the removal of water hyacinths from Rudrasagar and to reopen the Neermahal palace to tourists.
He said that since the Model Code of Conduct is in force in the country, development work is not being carried out at the moment. However, he visited Rudrasagar today and instructed officials to take immediate steps to remove the water hyacinths floating on Rudrasagar. The Minister said that water hyacinths were removed during the G20 Summit, but this year there is a lot more water hyacinth covering the entire Rudrasagar, so he has decided to take immediate steps to remove it. The Tourism Department will bear the cost of this.
The administrative meeting held at Rudrasagar today was attended by the Minister along with Tourism Department official Tapan Kumar Das, Melaghar Municipality Chairman Anamika Ghoshpal Roy, Fisheries Department Fisheries Superintendent Ranen Debray, RUDSS President and Secretary, and Sub-divisional Forest Officer Kamal Bhaumik of the Forest Department.
After the meeting, Minister Sushanta Chowdhury visited Rudrasagar to see the problem of water hyacinths on the spot. He gave necessary advice and instructions to the officials present on how to solve the problem of water hyacinths.
(Tripura, Tripura News)