Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
BONNGAIGAON, Flash flood has affected 22,000 people in 30 villages in Srijangram and 29,901 people in 16 villages in Bijni Revenue Circle in Bongaigaon district. At least 3,245 hectares of crop area has been affected in both the revenue circles in the district. Four boats in Bijni and five boats …
BONGAIGAON, Aug 23 - The flood situation in Bongaigaon district has improved since Friday. But erosion by the rivers is on with falling water levels in the district. Hit by erosion, around 300 families along the Aie river in North Salmara in the district had to take shelter on the …
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday made an aerial survey of severely flood affected districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Goalpara and Dhubri districts even as the death toll in the floods rose to 13. After an aerial survey of more than two hours, the Chief Minister said the state …
BONGAIGAON, Aug 20 - Bongaigaon and Chirang districts continue to reel under the impact of flash flood. The number of villages affected by the flood in Chirang district increased from 12 to 50 on Wednesday. Out of 17,628 flood-affected people, 651 have taken shelter in four relief camps under the …
BONGAIGAON, Aug 18 - After last night’s incessant rains, flood waters of Aie river and its tributaries have inundated crop and residential lands in several villages, forcing scores of people to move out for safe shelter in Bongaigaon and Chirang districts. According to the administration, the flash floods of Aie …
The flood situation in Assam turned grim over the past 24 hours due to incessant rains with over 65,000 people being affected in 125 villages across the state. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its flood report that more than 65,000 persons were affected in Dhemaji, Bongaigaon and …
While the flood waters receded in Bongaigaon and Sivsagar districts, fresh inundation occurred at a dozen villages in Nagaon even as four districts continued to reel under the impact of floods in Assam today. “Fresh inundation has occurred in 12 villages in the low-lying areas of Samaguri revenue circle of …
GUWAHATI: There is no let up in the problem of land erosion caused by the Brahmaputra and its tributaries in Assam. Official records stated that the State lost 46,939 bighas of land due to erosion caused by the rivers in 2012. The district of Sonitpur in upper Assam lost 29,025 …
AGARTALA, Oct 2 – Puja revellers here can hope to enjoy load-shedding free Durga puja this year even though the first unit of Palatana power project does not get operational before the biggest Hindu carnival. To ensure uninterrupted power supply during puja days, Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL) is arranging …
NEW DELHI, May 22 – Assam may be reeling under massive power shortages, but Union Power Minister is still sitting on the proposals to grant long-term coal linkages to Chandrapur and Margherita thermal power plants. Applications seeking long-term coal linkage and Letter of Assurance (LoA) for setting up 60 MW …
Guwahati: Assam is set to undertake the second phase of power sector reforms, which is expected to see major initiatives to boost generation and greater efforts for privatisation. “In 2005 we started the first phase of reforms which saw restructuring of the then power behemoth Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB).” …
GUWAHATI, May 10 – There was no improvement in the power scenario of the State for the eighth consecutive day today. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today reviewed the scene and directed the Power Department to take immediate steps for improving the dismal power situation. The State today had a shortfall …
Power distribution network in the State collapsed today following tripping of the 220 KV Siliguri-Bongaigaon grid/circuit of the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). The 220 KV grid tripped because of the overloading it was subjected to owing to the non-restoration of the two 400 KV towers of the …
NEW DELHI, May 7 – UNICEF has reported arsenic contamination in ground water in 18 districts of Assam and fluoride contamination in five districts. Based on information from Chief Engineer (PHE) of the State Government, a UNICEF study has found arsenic and fluoride contamination, Minister of State for Water Resources, …
NEW DELHI, March 14 – It’s official. The ambitious national railway projects in North-east are likely to suffer further delays with Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, ruing a slash in budgetary support, confirmed that the national projects may get delayed for want of adequate funding. Presenting his maiden Budget on Wednesday, …
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi met Union Minister for Railways Dinesh Trivedi at Rail Bhawan here today and urged him to incorporate a slew of proposals in the forthcoming Railway Budget 2012-13, an official release said. Chief Minister Gogoi while stressing the need for 'good connectivity from Assam, so critical for …
NEW DELHI, Dec 12 – Even as the agitation against the Subansiri Hydroelectric Project gathers momentum, Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of two hydro power projects in Assam were turned down by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) albeit on non-environmental ground. Two Detailed Project Reports are currently under examination in CEA. …
DIMAPUR: The Nagaland Power Department has set two objectives to be achieved by the end of the 12th five year plan: to meet the projected power requirement of 400 MW and achieve the national target of 1,000 units per capita consumption. However, with the present power position of the state …
Dhubri, Oct. 12: The Jogighopa unit of Ashok Paper Mill is likely to reopen in April 2012 after nearly three decades. Many organisations, including AASU and AKRSU, have been demanding the reopening of the unit, which had stopped operation in 1983. AASU, AKRSU and various other organisations had also taken …
The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) today said that it would resort to a more intense stir if the State Government tried to facilitate the transportation of the turbine-laden barges to Gerukamukh, the site of the Lower Subansiri hydel project. As of now, the barges are stationed at Jogighopa in …
