Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Guwahati, it seems, is stepping off on the wrong foot, in so far as industrialization is concerned. Captains of industries may fed those at the helm of affairs on environment with some predigested materials or information, but it is the duty of the persons on whom lies the onus of …
Many elephants get electrocuted by low-slung overhead electric cables before authorities take action On the night of 4 September, a large tusker was electrocuted by a sagging high tension electric cable in Kaziranga national park, Assam. Two large bull elephants emerged from flooded Kaziranga to reach high ground across the …
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)'s rhino task force has suggested that the CBI should be given the mandate to investigate, suo motu, those cases of rhino poaching in which the horn of the animal is not found within two days of the crime being committed unless intelligence inputs confirm …
The large-scale erosion caused by the Borgang and the Buroi rivers in Sonitpur district has taken a serious turn these days, resulting in loss of properties of nearby people amounting to lakhs of rupees. The overflowing water and erosion of the Borgang river have affected areas like Nalbari and Borbheel …
Feasibility report suggests 55 MW project, says Corporation NONGPOH: In a major development on Thursday, the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited has decided to withdraw the 240 MW Killing Hydro Electrical Project proposed to be set up at Lamalong village under Mawhati constituency along the Ri Bhoi and Karbi …
ASSAM: India’s first High Voltage DC ± 800kV Transmission line from Biswanath Chariali (Assam) to Agra (U.P.) constructed by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited connecting the North-Eastern states is ready to exchange power from Sepetember 10. Apart from being the 1st ± 800 kV HVDC line, this line is …
Like other crimes, rampant rhino poaching in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) is also a product of poor governance and weak institutional structures, observed the Rhino Task Force constituted by the Union Environment and Forest Ministry to study the problem of rhino poaching in the KNP. The Task Force has …
Assam reels under one of the worst floods ever; Maharashtra faces severe drought The Assam government today asserted that contrary to reports the Centre has not released Rs 1,655 crore for flood relief and rescue operations in the state so far. Referring to reports in a section of the press …
Gogoi orders DCs to ensure there is no shortfall of essentials for flood victims Guwahati: Nearly 80 per cent of Assam has been engulfed by floods which has affected 20 out of the total 27 districts, claimed 42 lives and affected 18 lakh people, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) …
NONGPOH: Less than 24 hours after traffic was stalled for some hours on the Umiam-Jorabat Expressway due t a landslide on Saturday afternoon, a massive landslip hit the highway again on Sunday afternoon completely blocking the highway and cutting off road communication between Shillong and Guwahati. Sunday’s massive landslide, triggered …
“The more NHPC and NEEPCO construct mega dams in Arunachal Pradesh, the more problems they create in Assam,” said the Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum (SIFF). Talking to newsmen today, SIFF general secretary Tasik Phangkam said: “The floods that have created a havoc in Upper Assam now are an enough an …
The flood situation continues to remain grim in Assam with rivers still showing rising trend, inundating new areas in many parts of the state. The situation is particularly worse in Marigaon, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts. The current wave of flood has inundated two very important wildlife protection areas …
Guwahati: Even as flood continues to wreak havoc in Assam affecting close to 14 lakh people in 19 affected districts it has precipitated an unprecedented adversity for residents of centuries-old eastern Assam tea town of Dibrugarh which has virtually remained submerged in flood waters for the last four days. Normal …
The flood situation in Jorhat distrct remains critical as water level of the Brahmaputra at Nimatighat is 86.26 metre against the danger level of 85.4 metre. The worst affected areas in Jorhat subdivision, including Jhanjimukh East Jorhat revenue circle are Sumoni Chapori, Mokhuti Pathar, Bezorchiga, Ailakhoria, Koibata Garh, Khouani Bamun …
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated as incessant rains pounded the state today and four more persons lost their lives in it as the calamity affected nearly 10 lakh people in over 2,000 villages. The Dibrugarh administration has called in the Army to evacuate marooned people from different parts …
Guwahati: The current wave of flood has inundated two very important wildlife protection areas in the state, Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, in Assam besides so far affecting about nine lakh people in 18 districts of Assam and caused extensive damage to roads, bridges, embankments, houses and …
Guwahati: Two persons were washed away by flood waters in Assam on Tuesday as the overall flood situation remained grim. Official sources said here one person each was drowned in flood waters in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh district.Three deaths were reported from across the state on Monday. Most parts of Dibrugarh …
The flood situation in some parts of Sivasagar district has deteriorated due to incessant rains in the district. With the rise in the water level of Brahmaputra river, the flood waters of the river Desang simultaneously, has created havoc in the greater Desangmukh area under Konwerpur Mouza inundating more than …
Elevated blood pressure (BP) in the young predicts serious cardiovascular events in the adults. High prevalence of adult hypertension reported from Assam, North east (NE) India may be linked with elevated blood pressure in the childhood. The present study was an attempt to describe the distribution of BP and correlates …
Four thousand villagers of 35 villages in Darrang district have been severally affected by the fresh wave of flood caused by the incessant rains which also caused a breach of 70 feet of the embankment of River Saktola at Janaramchowka which has inundated 10 villages. The rising water of rivers …
