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Draft national policy on wetlands opposed
The draft national policy on wetlands has been strongly opposed by Green Heritage, a conservationist group from North Lakhimpur. This was stated during a media interaction by the group near Satajaan Wetland
The draft national policy on wetlands has been strongly opposed by Green Heritage, a conservationist group from North Lakhimpur. This was stated during a media interaction by the group near Satajaan Wetland
 LAKHIMPUR, Aug 23
Its only link to the outside world, the Anini-Roing road, having been hit by landslides at several places, Dibang Valley district in eastern Arunachal Pradesh has remained cut off from the rest of the world for more than six weeks now. The district shares 200 km of international border with China.
LAKHIMPUR, May 31
GUWAHATI, May 17
LAKHIMPUR, May 16
Two mega hydroelectric power projects of National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) have come under the scanner of a House Committee of Assam Assembly that has recommended a temporary freeze on construction activity.
GUWAHATI
The North East Electrical Power Corporation (NEEPCO) had warned the Lakhimpur district administration of any downstream affect of its dam of Ranganadi Power Plant in Yazali, Arunachal Pradesh two years before its released matters devastated North Lakhimpur on June 14, 2008.
The All Assam Students
The Assam Government has sent out a red alert across the flood-prone districts, following a breach of embankment on the swelling Brahmaputra river in Upper Assam on Wednesday. State Revenue Minister Bhumidhar Barman said at least 80 villages have been engulfed by gushing waters, rendering over one lakh people homeless in the Lakhimpur district.