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Street plays have also been organised by them on this
subject as also on the Swach Bharat (Clean India)
programme initiated by the Prime Minister of India.These
adolescent girls have also formed a volleyball and kabaddi
team, and are very active in these sports.The Swach Bharat
programme has been started at the Panikhowa Division
and is now being extended to encompass the other
Divisions as well. Under the aegis of the Assam Branch
Indian Tea Association and the UNICEF, the programme
on Child Protection has been implemented in the estate.
The hospital here is looked after by a doctor and his able
team, catering exclusively to the workers’ needs. Camps
are held regularly to create awareness on diseases such as
tuberculosis, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, etc involving
the workers, school teachers, school children and the
clerical staff of the garden. Health and hygiene camps are
held as well. All these camps are well attended, portraying
the awareness of everyone on the estate, on these issues.
Having a sizeable number of Hindus and Christians, there
is a Shiv temple and a church for the worshippers. Pujas
and other festivals are celebrated with fervour by the
workers here. Football is a very popular game and each
year there is enthusiastic participation in the Inter-Line
Tournament.
Some of the workers’ Lines have very interesting names,
such as Depot Line, Pocha Line, Church Line, Bazaar
Line, Singlijan Line, Palong Line, Pucca Line, Tikrapara
Line and Makum Ali Line.
Among the staff, there are some whose children have done
well for themselves, among them being the two sons of
Shri Bhadreswar Borah, Head Clerk, whose elder son,
Samiran, is a lawyer and the younger, Himangshu, a
doctor. Computer staff, Shri Dipak Deb’s son, Dipankar,
too has had an excellent educational career, resulting in
his employment at a multinational firm at Bengaluru as
of October last year.
(Top: L to R) Sri Bhadreswar Borah, Sri Samiran Borah &
Dr Himanghu Borah. (Bottom) Sri Dipak Deb (L) & Dipankar Deb (R)
38 July 2016
Inter-Line Football Tournament
The Volleyball Team
The Hospital