ITANAGAR: A cloudburst followed by torrential rain and hailstorm created havoc at Bomdila, the headquarters of West Kameng district on Saturday. The rain lashed the township for over an hour, resulting in chocking of drains and spreading of debris all around. The main road and the link roads of the …
Itanagar: Farmers of several villages in Chayang Tajo and Sawa circles under East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh are spending sleepless nights following bamboo flowering on a large scale. According to official sources here on Thursday, flowering of taffo (a sub-Himalayan species of dwarf bamboo) is spreading thick and fast …
Itanagar: Infectious diseases afflicting people in remote areas of the Northeast are not only a problem for the humans, they also indirectly affect the wildlife in sanctuaries. A study conducted by the Bangalore-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) has revealed how malaria among the staff in the Pakke Tiger …
ROING: According to the North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWLM), six districts of the State have arsenic contamination in their water sources causing concern for the authorities. The six districts are Papum Pare, East Kameng, West Kameng, Lower Subansiri and Lower Dibang Valley and Tirap. In …
I am often witness to and a part of small disasters while in the field, but I learn something each day that keeps me going. I still remember the day we spent five hours pulling our Maruti Gypsy out of the dirt track. We were on our way to Pakke …
ITANAGAR, Dec 8: Arunachal RTI Activists (ARTIA), a forum of activists, has alleged that implementation of the centrally sponsored Storm Water Drainage System in Seppa(the headquarters of East Kameng) an urban infrastructure development scheme for small and medium townships, is moving at a very slow pace. In a submission to …
ITANAGAR, Dec 2: The Panchayat leaders, GBs and villagers of Dissing-Passo Circle under Seijosa sub-division of East Kameng district has expressed serious concern over the alleged illegal timber operations carried out by contractors from Assam in the protected and reserved forest areas under social forestry in and around Seijosa. In …
The enchanting Sangty valley in Arunachal Pradesh is ready to host once again the endangered black-neck cranes as the winter approaches, but bird watchers are crossing their fingers over whether the winged guests from China and Tibet will arrive in depleted numbers. The rare bird, locally known as Dhung Dhung …
SEIJOSA, Oct 7: A sleepy town, Seijosa in East Kameng district bordering Assam, was jolted awake by a high intensity cyclone accompanied by heavy rainfall and thunderstorm that left behind a trail of destruction in the entire subdivision. However, no human casualty has been reported so far. Official sources today …
SEIJOSA, Feb 15: Ringing warning bells for poachers in and around the Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary, which also comes under Project Tiger in Seijosa of East Kameng district, an anti-poaching camp was held here on February 12, which was inaugurated by WRD Minister and local MLA Atum Welly in presence of …
ITANAGAR, Jan 13: The Itanagar Permanent Bench of the Gauhati High Court has questioned the silence of the State Forest Department during the hearing of a writ petition (civil) filed by Vijoy Tachang against grant of Land Possessing Certificate (LPC) for more than 50 hectares of land to one particular …
ITANAGAR, Dec 28: Claiming that the tender process for implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) in Bameng CD block of East Kameng district was completed in February 2007, the All Bameng Khenewa & Lada Students
Bears have been rehabilitated in several countries of the world. However, it is surprising that in India rehabilitation of bears has not been practiced before. One of the limitations must surely be the very few areas left in the country where carnivores can be put back. Arunachal is one of …
The heads of sixteen villages bordering the Pakke Tiger Reserve in East Kameng District in Arunachal Pradesh, have formed a committee called the Ghora Aabhe, to protect the reserve where hunting animals illegally has been a common practice. Tana Tapi, a Divisional Forest Officer has helped the villagers in the …
