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 …
GOAL, a leading NGO of Golaghat district, in association with Horticulture dept of Assam Agriculture University (AAU), Jorhat organised several training programmes on banana cultivation at different places on the outskirts of Dergaon.After holding the programmes at Disoi, Danichapori, etc., the programme was organised at Dadhara Doingia gaon, Kakodonga and …
Fourteen gaon panchayats of the State won the Nirmal Gram Puraskar for the year 2008. Septi Nakul, Mandakata and Chandrapur gaon panchayats of Kamrup district, Siddheswar and Borjelenga panchayats of Cachar district, Baghchung Charaibahi and Bebejiya Gaon panchayats of Jorhat district, Balajan Tiniali and Kalipukhuri VCDC of Kokrajhar district, Boruabamungaon …
Due to lack of sufficient rainfall, mouzas of northern and eastern parts of Golaghat district like Kakodonga, Missamora, Rongamati, Mohura and Dakhinhengera have remained barren this season. This has inevitably led to hardships for the poor farmers. Rivers like Brahmaputra, Gelabil, Dissoi and Kakodonga flow by these areas and collection …
A fresh case of swine flu (H1N1) has been detected in the State. With this, the number of patients infected by the H1N1 virus has gone up to four. Wife of L Rajkumar Singha, a retired Army personnel who was earlier tested positive for the H1N1 virus, today tested positive …
Several schemes have been adopted by the district administration of Golaghat with the cooperation of the Agriculture Department for the farmers of the drought-affected areas of the district. A scheme was inaugurated on July 8 in the areas of Chaudangpather Gaon Panchayat under Gomariguri Development Block, Merapani. The scheme was …
The State government has declared 16th districts as drought areas. On the other hand though it had started 2069 schemes of supplying water through irrigation, 500 schemes have not been implemented properly, the farmers allege. In Golaghat district only seven schemes have been actively working out of 23 schemes. The …
MANOJ ANAND The Assam government on Wednesday declared drought-like situation in 14 out of 27 districts due to erratic monsoon that recorded far less than normal rainfall across the state this year. In this regard, a formal notification was also issued by the state revenue department after a review meeting …
The Indian one-horned rhinoceros which is the pride of India in general and Assam in particular is facing serious threat from the annual floods. The species was once abundant in a huge area from Afghanistan along the Gangetic belt of India upto Sadiya, including Bangladesh. Due to indiscriminate killing as …
KHUMTAI: The lone Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Golaghat district situated in Khumtai is ready to serve farmers this monsoon season. Dr H C Baruah, programme co-ordinator of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, informed newspersons that his institution has taken an action plan to institute about 68 training programmes among agriculturists …
Some horns of rhinos, which died from old age or were killed by other animals, and collected by the Forest Department and preserved in the treasuries, are now in a state of decomposition. The Forest Department has kept all the horns at the treasuries located in Golaghat, Nagaon and Sonitpur …
The 7th Kaziranga Elephant Festival is scheduled to begin from February 9 at Kohora Mihimukh and Kaziranga National Park High School. The opening ceremony of the festival will be inaugurated by Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi. However, the main gate of the elephant festival was inaugurated on January 28 by Deep …
All the reserved forests of Golaghat district are encroached by the encroachers. In Nambor reserve forest, once famous mithuns have now become rare species. The forest areas had been divided into four sectors for smooth administration by the Assam Government. The sectors are: A, B, C and D. The Diphu …
