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Around 1,500 residents of Kumai Factory Line in Kumai Gram Panchayat, Gorubathan block, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, have reportedly been living with the risk posed by a seasonal stream for years.
During the monsoon, water from drains around the tea gardens flows into the stream, increasing its force, according to local residents. This raises concerns about erosion and the risk of houses along the stream being damaged or washed away. For residents, the rainy season has become a time of anxiety and insecurity.
Residents are demanding that the concerned authorities conduct an immediate site inspection and assess the seriousness of the problem. They are calling for a sustainable plan and urgent embankment and stream-protection work to reduce the risk to homes and families.
When will the administration address the concerns of the approximately 1,500 residents of Kumai Factory Line? How soon will protective measures be taken?
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श्चिम बंगालको कालिम्पोङ जिल्लाअन्तर्गत गोरुबथान ब्लकको कुमाई ग्राम पञ्चायतमा पर्ने कुमाई फ्याक्ट्री लाइनका करिब १,५०० स्थानीय बासिन्दा वर्षौंदेखि एउटा खहरे खोलाको जोखिममा जीवन बिताइरहेका छन्।
विशेषगरी वर्षायाममा चियाबगान वरिपरिका नालाहरूको पानी यस खोलामा मिसिँदा खोलामा पानीको बहाव तीव्र हुने गरेको स्थानीय बासिन्दाहरू बताउँछन्। यसका कारण खोला किनारमा रहेका घरहरू भत्किने र बग्ने जोखिम बढेको छ। स्थानीयका लागि वर्षायाम राहत र खुसीको समयभन्दा पनि चिन्ता र असुरक्षाको समय बन्ने गरेको छ।
स्थानीय बासिन्दाहरूले सम्बन्धित प्रशासनिक निकायसँग तत्काल स्थलगत निरीक्षण गरी समस्याको गम्भीरता मूल्याङ्कन गर्न माग गरेका छन्। उनीहरूको माग छ—खोला कटान रोक्न दिगो योजना बनाइयोस् र प्राथमिकताका साथ तटबन्ध तथा खोला संरक्षणको काम अघि बढाइयोस्।
कुमाई फ्याक्ट्री लाइनका करिब १,५०० बासिन्दाको घर र सुरक्षासँग जोडिएको यो समस्या कहिले समाधान हुन्छ? प्रशासनले स्थानीयको मागलाई कहिले सम्बोधन गर्छ?
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