Flood situation remains static in 3 districts
Flood water in two districts has risen with river erosion taking heavy toll on arable land and properties while in two other districts it has remained static. Our correspondent from Sherpur reports
Flood water in two districts has risen with river erosion taking heavy toll on arable land and properties while in two other districts it has remained static. Our correspondent from Sherpur reports
Even as Assam battles floods, the swollen Brahmaputra has created havoc inside the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), the abode of one-horned rhinoceros. KNP Director MK Yadav said the flood water had inundated
Nine people have been killed and over 12 lakh hit by floods in 16 districts of the state. The floods were triggered by heavy rain in the region, mostly in neighbouring Arunachal, over the last few days.
The overall flood situation in the State remains almost unchanged with the Brahmaputra and several of its tributaries still flowing above their respective warning or danger levels at places and over 12
Over one lakh people affected as Brahmaputra, Jingiram waters inundate several villages West Garo Hills was on Monday declared as flood hit district after the swollen Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers
At least seven persons have been killed so far as the flood situation in the State remained grim, affecting nearly 3 lakh people in 15 districts. Dhemaji, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Sonitpur,
Guwahati: Flood waters from the Brahmaputra have entered Assam’s Kaziranga national park, inundating almost 80 percent of its 858 sq km area. The park is famous for its one-horned rhinos. It is divided
Erosion caused by the Brahmaputra and its tributaries rendered 36,796 families homeless in 10 districts of Assam over the past ten years. The families include 2,426 families of Majuli river-island in
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on cleaning and maintenance of river origins banks, 04/08/2014.
The nascent Brahmaputra Integrated Development Forum has constituted its technical advisory committee to prepare the action plans for the solution to the State’s flood and erosion problems According
Taking a note of China’s decision to construct three hydropower projects on the Brahmaputra River, India has conveyed its concern to the neighbouring country. India has urged China to ensure that the
Erosion by the River Brahmaputra took a serious turn in the last two weeks, rendering over 300 families homeless in Ghogadaho and Jattrapur unions under Kurigram Sadar upazila. Besides, Jattrapur Government
GUWAHATI, June 25: A total of 105 people in five districts of the State have been affected by floods. These districts are Lakhimpur, Darrang, Sonitpur, Kamrup and Udalguri. Flood has been reported from
Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau – the source of rivers such as the Brahmaputra – have shrunk by as much as 15 per cent, retreating by 8,000 square kilometres since 1980, according to a new Chinese government-backed
GAIBANDHA: The people living along the banks of the Teesta and Brahmaputra rivers are losing their cropland and homesteads as erosion has taken serious turn here in the district. Onrush of water from
Despite retreating glaciers, the amount of water supplied by the Himalayan Mountains will increase in the coming decades, a study from FutureWater, Utrecht University and the International Centre for Integrated
Erosion by the River Brahmaputra took a serious turn in the last one week, rendering at least 300 families in different villages homeless in Sadar and Rajibpur upazilas of Kurigram district. The affected
BEIJING: Glaciers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, home to several Himalayan rivers, have been shrunk by 15 per cent in the past three decades and the situation could worsen in future due to global warming,
A human chain was formed on Saturday at Nayarchor area under Rajibpur upazila in Kurigram to prevent river erosion. Hundreds of people from all walks of life attended the human chain. As the water level
The direct impacts of delta subsidence and effective seas level rise abetted by dams include inundation of coastal areas, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers, increased rates of coastal erosion,