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 …
Guwahati: Flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Monday with three more persons losing their lives, taking the death toll to 34 in the current deluge in which over 11 lakh people have been affected. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), two persons were killed at …
The death toll in current spate of floods in Assam touched 14 even as the overall flood situation steadied with decrease in rainfall across the State. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who made an aerial survey of worst-hit western Assam districts yesterday, said the number of affected districts has come down …
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 …
Assam will soon introduce Right to Health Services; where in free healthcare services would be given to all poor people, said state's chief minister, Tarun Gogoi. The spectrum of the services, further said Gogoi, would be gradually scaled up to cover all sections of the people of the state in …
Guwahati: Nearly three lakh people have been affected by floods in Assam which has claimed seven lives and has hit 15 districts of the state. According to a release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) today, 2.87 lakh people have been affected across 1,066 villages in 15 districts in …
The agricultural land is shrinking at a rapid pace across Assam. The reasons: Rampant erosion triggered by the rivers and other factors, and large–scale diversion of agricultural land for non–agricultural purposes. According to records, close to 26,968 bighas of agricultural land was lost due to erosion triggered by the Brahmaputra …
The Centre has identified 22 river stretches in the northeastern States which could be developed for cargo transportation. “The identified river stretches have been shared with the concerned State governments and they have been requested to send proposals for assistance. So far only three proposals have been received, one of …
Based on a report by the Dhubri Deputy Commissioner to the Border Areas Department, the department took up the issue of erosion with the Union Home Ministry. The department sent three anti–erosion schemes worth Rs 2.70 crore (Tistarpar along the Gangadhar river), Rs 7.26 crore (Binnachara along the Gangadhar river) …
Guwahati, May 23: Minority-dominated Dhubri district has recorded the highest population growth rate in Assam while Kokrajhar has recorded the lowest, according to the 2011 census, the final findings of which were released today. Assam ranks 14th in the country in terms of population. While Assam recorded a population growth …
In Assam, where the social status of women is high in comparison to some other states, the female population recorded a growth rate of 19.7 per cent during the last decade compared to 18.2 per cent males against the previous decade’s 18.5 per cent and 15.7 per cent. The growth …
GOLAKGANJ, Oct 18 – For Ajharul Alom, that Sunday, the word extinct became synonymous with fish. Desperately looking for those small fries which are his son’s favourite, he remembered his wife’s entreaties to buy at least some puthi or kharia and he had virtually mopped up the slippery alleys of …
The severe back flow of Brahmaputra river in the past three days has created havoc in the western plain belts of Meghalaya displacing more than 15,000 families and affecting more than one lakh people, officials said. The current wave of floods inundating the plain belt areas from Hallidayganj upto Nidanpur …
Shillong, Sept. 30: Hopes of economic recovery for the people residing in the plains belt of Garo hills took a blow after several hundred acres of standing crops were completely destroyed in the second wave of floods in the area. “The damage to households and crops is more severe this …
Dhubri, Sept. 28: Erosion during the third wave of floods in lower Assam has not only caused widespread damage to rural infrastructure but is also threatening border roads and fences. Floodwaters of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries have eroded two roads built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana — …
GUWAHATI, Sept 25 – Over 17.60 lakh people in 2,055 villages under 69 revenue circles of 16 districts of the State are hit by the current wave of floods. In all, 18 persons have been reported dead and seven are reported missing due to the current wave of flood in …
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam, which had shown signs of improvement last week, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday following heavy rainfall in some parts of the state in the past 48 hours. Official sources said over 75 villages in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts have been inundated …
Guwahati: Over 150 villages have been completely lost to erosion and nearly 200 more partially eroded, rendering over 75,000 people homeless, in Assam by floods and erosion in the last ten years. Informing this in reply to separate questions in the state Assembly on Tuesday. The Assam government on Tuesday …
GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim with four more deaths in different areas of the State, taking the toll to 35 even as the water levels in many rivers have started receding. About 10.80 lakh people in the State’s 2,084 villages have been affected in the …
Guwahati: Assam’s flood situation deteriorated on Sunday as incessant rains breached embankments inundating several villages, vast tracts of cropland and affecting nearly two lakh people. The current deluge has so far claimed eight lives in the state and nearly two lakh people have been affected, official sources said. Altogether 14 …
Guwahati: A Division Bench of Gauhati High Court comprising Chief Justice A K Goel and Justice N K Singh has held that the protocol signed between India and Bangladesh on exchange of land can’t be implemented without amending the Constitution and enactment of law. The land protocol aims at exchange …
