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 …
New Delhi: Cancers caused by tobacco is highest among men from Kolkata and least among those from Mumbai, in the four metropolitan cities. Among women, tobacco related cancers were highest in those from Chennai and least among women in Delhi. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research’s “Cancer associated …
GUWAHATI, Sept 18 – The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) today appealed to the media to boycott, or to publish news in a restrained manner on the National Hydroelectric power Corporation (NHPC), which is implementing the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project. It has also announced its new phase of agitation …
DIBRUGARH: News of the proposal for the construction of a hydel power project on Disang River has evoked sharp reactions from various quarters. According to reports, a company by the name of LD Joint Venture has sought approval from the Centre to build the Disang Hydro Project, which will generate …
Dibrugarh: The Namrup Regional Students Union (NRSU) protested against the setting up of hydro electrical power station at Joypore Rain Forest in Dibrugarh District by a private company. According to the student organization, it would destroy the rich flora and fauna of the region as well cause imbalance in the …
Experts today called for efforts to find out the alternatives to the mega dam hydroelectric projects proposed to be set up in the NE region. They also suggested that there should be an intense debate on the issue of the mega dam hydroelectric projects. For, they say, the NE region …
Dibrugarh, Aug. 28: Oil India Limited (OIL) is all set to explore and produce oil and natural gas in Mizoram after it received the “clearance to operate” from the state recently. “We have received tremendous support from the Mizoram government and the people in general. We are hoping to find …
Dibrugarh: The Minister of Tourism and Transport, Chandan Brahma, inaugurated the Sasoni Merbeel Eco Tourism Project, the first community-based eco tourism project at Sasoni in Dibrugarh district on July 3. The State Government had sanctioned five crore rupees for the project. The minister made the announcement of the release of …
In what could mark onset of the flood season in Assam, the Brahmaputra river is flowing above danger level at Dibrugarh and likely to rise further during the day. This was officially stated by the Flood Forecast Monitoring Directorate, functioning under the Flood Management Organisation of Central Water Commission, Ministry …
Even as the Union Government mulls over a response to Chinese plans to divert or dam the Brahmaputra, some experts are raising concerns over a range of issues, which include a depletion of ground water in the entire valley of the river. It is feared that if the Brahmaputra is …
GUWAHATI, Lapses have been detected during the 2010-2011 survey conducted by the Population Research Centre in Guwahati. The survey report shows low percentage of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) registration compared to the total number of pregnant women. According to sources in the Population Research Centre, only a mere 44.11 per …
GUWAHATI, : Problems galore in the Agriculture Department in the State. Many posts of senior agriculture officers have been lying vacant, and agricultural infrastructure in the State is very poor. In the past five years, there was little development in the agriculture sector in the State. In order to boost …
DIBRUGARH, The Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department has failed miserably to implement the total sanitation programme in various areas of Dibrugarh district. There are allegations that a number of people who fall in the target group of the programme have been deprived of getting benefits under the programme. Till date, …
Joypur, Dibrugarh, Feb. 13: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today promised a development package for Joypur, which has a patch of evergreen rainforest to turn the site into a tourist spot. Speaking at the open session on the concluding day of the three-day Jeypore Rain Forest Festival held on bank …
Work to protect the Rohmaria area in Dibrugarh district from Brahmaputra erosion is on since January 4 last. The administrative approval for the scheme has been accorded for Rs 52.36 crore against the originally proposed Rs 59.9129 crore. A proposal for providing permanent protection to the area with nine spurs, …
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has requested Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee for inclusion of a slew of projects in the Railway Budget for the year 2011-12. In a letter to the Railway Minister, Gogoi requested Banerjee for new lines for strengthening the Railway infrastructure in the Northeast and Assam, which …
With an annual turnover of over Rs 760 crores in 2010, rubber cultivation in the Northeastern States has emerged a major player in the economy of the region. By the end of the XIIth Plan in 2016-17, an additional 60,000 hectares of land will be brought under rubber cultivation giving …
Dibrugarh, Jan. 4: Assam water resources minister Prithibi Majhi today unveiled an ambitious anti-erosion plan at Rohmoria. The plan aims to protect the area by implementing a Rs 60-crore project along a 7km stretch that has been battling the onslaught of severe erosion by the Brahmaputra for several decades now. …
DIBRUGARH, Jan 4: Water Resources Minister Prithibi Majhi today formally launched the Rs 60 crore Emergent Measure for Rohmoria Protection project in Dibruagarh. The anti-erosion measure at Rohmoria has been a long standing demand of the people here. A function was organized on the bank of the Brahmaputra at Rohmoria …
