PASIGHAT: The Pasighat district health department is going all out to control mosquito-transmitted diseases like malaria, dengue and recently detected Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the district. Headed by the DMO Dr Kaling Dai, a team of doctors and officials in carrying outsource reduction activities followed by awareness programme, fogging and …
GUWAHATI, Sept 30 – The subway breached by the Gai River at Gainadi area about a week back, was restored today by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) facilitating restoration of the road communication link between Silapathar, Jonai areas of Dhemaji district and the East and West Siang districts of Arunachal …
Surface communication to three Siang districts in Arunachal Pradesh has been disrupted after a fresh flood hit Dhemaji in Assam on Friday. Floods in Gai Nadi due to heavy rains in upper reaches of Arunachal Pradesh had breached a portion of NH-52 near Samarajan in Dhemaji district, cutting road communication …
Itanagar, 21 AUG: With flash floods in Assam disrupting surface transport the Siang districts in landlocked Arunachal Pradesh are facing acute shortage of essential commodities and petroleum products for the seventh day today. Official sources today said East, West and Upper Siang districts have been cut off from the rest …
Guwahati, Aug. 5: The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation today said the memorandum of agreement with Assam would be signed once the power allocation is finally agreed upon as the state is asking for more from the Lower Subansiri project. “The memorandum of agreement will be signed once the power allocation …
Guwahati, June 15: The forest advisory committee of the ministry of environment and forests has called for a study to assess the cumulative impact of hydroelectric projects on the riverine ecosystem on the Siyom in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. A source said this was decided at the committee …
Guwahati, Dec. 17: The Union ministry of environment and forest has asked the Central Water Commission (CWC) to point out the area for studying the downstream impact of dams coming up in Arunachal Pradesh. Under the present norms, the study is conducted in a 10km radius but this is considered …
ITANAGAR, Oct 5: To create awareness on the use of New & Renewable Energy sources, a village to village appearance programme was conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (APEDA) at seven different villages under four circles of West Siang district on October 3 and 4. A four-member APEDA …
The traditional slash-and-burn cultivation in hilly areas of northeast India is known as jhum cultivation. It is often considered responsible for causing soil erosion, triggering landslide, flash floods and thereby degrading the primary land resource. The productivity is also reported to be very low. Further, it is also held responsible …
AALO, Dec 13: The water treatment plant for Aalo, headquarters of West Siang district, was inaugurated with much fanfare in January 2007 with Union Minister of state for Commerce Jairam Ramesh dedicating it in presence of a beaming Chief Minister Gegong Apang. Two years later, the plant is still running …
Rodents are important storage pest of NEH region due to availability of congenial habitat. The farmers of West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh with their years of wisdom have been using an indigenous method of rat proof granary called Nahu in Adi language. The study reveals three scientific features of …
The paper explored the diversity of edible insects, collection patterns and temporal availability in the West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. The district is inhabited by the Galo, Adi, Memba and Khamba tribes. However, the study only explored the ethnozoology of Galo tribe. The study reveals that the …
