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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding News Item titled "Assam: PCCF MK Yadava accused of illegally clearing protected forest for Commando Battalion" appearing in the Northeast Now News dated 25.12.2023 dated 14/03/2024. In the application registered suo-moto, issue is about legality of diversion of 44 hectares of protected forest …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Assam: PCCF MK Yadava accused of illegally clearing protected forest for Commando Battalion" appearing in the Northeast Now News dated 25.12.2023 dated 23/01/2024. The original application was registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item titled …
Hailakandi district administration has put a ban on polythene bags. Considering the harmful effects and in pursuance to the environment protection Act, the administration prohibited the use of the polythene and plastic bags in the district. The order prohibits use of most forms of plastics and trading in them. It …
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 …
GUWAHATI: There are 731 brick kilns across the State. According to the Pollution Control Board (PCB), Assam till December 2012, 193 out of the 731 brick kilns were operating illegally and flouting environmental regulations. According to PCB sources, the 193 brick kilns which have been set up illegally are flouting …
GUWAHATI: At a time when the Assam government is giving importance to preserve agricultural land and increase agriculture productivity, large-scale conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes in the State has become a matter of serious concern. Large-scale conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes in the State is being …
Guwahati: More than 10,000 people have been affected in the first wave of flood in Assam with almost all major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, maintaining a rising trend as the monsoon hit the state as well as adjoining areas. The first wave of flood had so far affected the five …
Hailakandi DFO under political fire for action SILCHAR: Hailakandi district in the extreme south of Assam bordering Mizoram and Tripura was once known for its
GUWAHATI, Despite a slew of schemes launched by the Assam Government to improve the health sector in the State, the maternal mortality rate continues to show an upward trend as per official records. In Assam, according to a scheme launched by the State Government on nutrition, every pregnant woman who …
Silchar, Nov. 21: Animal lovers of Katlicherra in Hailakandi district have recently rescued a camel meant for sacrifice on the occasion of Id-ul-Zuha. The district administration and forest offices in Hailakandi were initially in a soup as senior officials could not find a suitable place to rehabilitate the camel which …
On the occasion of the observation of Cleanliness Week from October 1 to 7, the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) was launched in Hailakandi district. On this occasion a district-level function was organised at Rabindra Bhawan in Hailakandi town on October 1 under the auspices of District Water & Sanitation Committee …
An action plan have been prepared by the Hailakandi district administration to tackle the drought-like situation prevailing in the district, an official press release said. It may be mentioned that almost all the 322 villages in Hailakandi district including 25,000 farmer families have been badly hit by the ongoing drought-like …
HAILAKANDI, April 20: Under NRHM scheme, the health infrastructure in the district is going to be improved in all aspects. Pharmacies in all health centres in Block level in this district have been opened by deputing Pharmacists. Lala, Katlicherra, Algapur and Hailakandi Pharmacies are supplying medicines free of cost. District …
Through an ethnobotanical survey of Barak-valley, about 150 naturally growing and frequently used medicinal plants were collected. Out of these collections, 24 plant species have been highly prioritised for conservation. Among these, population of Acorus calamus Linn., Aegle marmelos Linn., Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb., Costus speciosus (Koem.ex.Retz) Sm., Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) …
