Boko, Sept 29: Kamrup District Commissioner (DC) Deba Kumar Mishra visited the border village of Langpih (known as Lumpi in Assamese), located along the Assam-Meghalaya border, on Saturday. Langpih is situated along the boundary between Kamrup district of Assam and the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, an area that has seen historical territorial disputes between the two states.
Mishra assumed his role as the DC of Kamrup on September 21, after previously serving as the DC of Sonitpur district. He was accompanied by a delegation that included Boko Circle Officer Divas Bardoloi, Block Development Officer (BDO) Gangotri Neog, Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) general member Arjun Chetri, and Rangia Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Devashish Goswami.
During his visit to the Upper Langpih area, Mishra, along with his team, inspected the border village, which is located about 28 kilometres from Boko via Kampadoli village. After concluding his inspection, Mishra interacted with the local residents over tea at Lower Langpih and discussed the infrastructural challenges faced by the community.
The residents voiced several long-standing issues during the discussion, including educational infrastructure amd health care.
They emphasized the urgent need for high and higher secondary schools in the area. Since independence, Langpih has been without any government employees except for the village headman, and the lack of educational facilities has severely impacted the local youth’s opportunities for advancement.
The community also highlighted the absence of adequate healthcare, forcing around 4,000 residents from seven surrounding villages to travel to Boko Primary Health Centre for medical emergencies, including maternity care. The residents expressed a pressing need for an ambulance to help people in these remote, mountainous areas access urgent medical services.
Due to poor network coverage, seeking help in emergencies becomes a prolonged process. The lack of reliable internet also impacts government programs, such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), with four MGNREGA schemes reportedly being delayed due to connectivity issues.
The locals further shared that they have not yet received water supply under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a national initiative to provide safe drinking water to all rural households. In response, DC Mishra assured the community that he would review these concerns and work towards resolving them.
