By A City Correspondent GUWAHATI, June 25 – New Delhi has taken serious note of the issue of inadequate supply of raw materials to the Cachar Paper Mill at Panchgram, which has led to a complete standstill in functioning.This mill, the only potential industry in the Barak Valley has been providing livelihood to thousands of people both directly and indirectly.The Ministry of Heavy Industry has discussed the issue with representatives of the concerned parties, including the NC Hills Autonomous Council. It may be mentioned here that the hills district is a major supplier of green bamboo, the raw material for the mill. The Union Minister of Heavy Industry Santosh Mohon Dev has requested the NC Hills Autonomous Council to look into the matter of raw material supply to ensure continuous flow of green bamboo. The Kagaj Kal Bachao Committee (KKBC), a conglomerate of as many as 15 organisations has informed that the production in the Cachar Paper Mill, a unit of the Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd (HPC) has been stalled since June 7 due to lack of the required green bamboo. In protest against the unconcerned attitude of the Government, the KKBC had blocked the National Highway on June 17, demanding immediate corrective measure to bring the mill back to its previous status.The KKBC has been demanding necessary steps to make the sick mill profitable, removal of alleged political interference into the mill’s affairs and disciplinary action against the contractors who failed to supply the bamboo as per the contract.However, the NC Hills Autonomous Council on being contacted said that the prevailing circumstances had prevented the council to concentrate on matters like supply of bamboo to the mill. “We will look into the matter and do our best to ensure continuous flow of bamboo to the mill,” said Debojit Thaosen, a member of the council who was present at the discussion with the union minister.
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