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 …
The company had sought permission for drilling 12 development wells but it received clearance for six wells at present State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has received the green nod to drill six development wells in Assam at an estimated cost of Rs 240 crore. The Union Environment Ministry …
Guwahati: Japanese encephalitis has claimed 66 lives in Assam so far while the total number of positive JE cases in the state stood at 308. Data provided by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Assam, revealed that Sonitpur and Kamrup are the two districts where the number of deaths …
GUWAHATI/IMPHAL/AGARTALA: Five people drowned in the current spate of floods in Assam on Sunday, taking the death toll to 11 in the state since the first wave hit the state five days ago. Three persons drowned in Cachar district and one each in Hailakandi and Karimganj districts in Barak valley. …
The flood has affected over 740 villages in Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Jorhat, Cachar, Dhemaji, Biswanath, Karimganj, Sonitpur, Darrang, Hojai, Majuli, Barpeta and Nagaon districts of the state. The flood waters in Karimganj district have submerged over 200 villages affecting over two lakh people. With over 3.5 lakh people affected in 13 …
The overall flood situation in Assam further worsened on Monday with all the major rivers flowing above danger mark. A total of 3.73 lakh people in 774 villages across 13 districts have been affected by the current spell of floods. Further, 15,235 hectares of cropland have been inundated. Meanwhile, two …
Fresh flood submerged over 50 villages affecting 70,000 people over 75 hectares of agricultural land and adjacent to the river side and a CRPF camp had to be shifted to Goromur Bongkhi Gopal Natya Mandir, near Goromur satra from the river island district since past 24 hours following rise of …
District administration sends team About 500 cattle died in a sandbar in Majuli on Tuesday. Veterinary officials said the cattle died due to consumption of some poisonous shrub following shortage of foods during floods in the island. The incident took place at Tikirai Chapori, a sandbar in central Majuli, about …
Authorities have moved over 15,000 more people to relief camps in the Assam and the neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh Two people were reportedly killed as the flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Saturday as the Brahmaputra and several of its tributaries inundated more villages in the last 24 …
Guwahati: Helicopters and boats have been pressed into service to evacuate people marooned in the flood in Assam, where about 1.57 lakh people have been affected. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) sources said 229 villages have been submerged in Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Morigaon, Jorhat, Dhemaji and Sivasagar districts. As several …
MORIGAON (Assam): As Assam continues to reel under the devastating impact of floods, the Brahmaputra river has submerged 60 per cent of the rhino habitat Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary located in Morigaon district near Guwahati. The floods have also damaged around 50 per cent infrastructure of the Sanctuary which is the …
Nearly 90,000 people have been affected in the latest wave of floods across seven districts in Assam. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) sources said more than 88,000 people are reeling under flood in 257 villages across Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Nagaon, Jorhat, Golaghat, Morigaon and Biswanath districts. Currently, Brahmaputra is flowing …
Guwahati: Heavy rain in most parts of upper Assam has led to a rise in the Brahmaputra's water level, inundating four districts and over 80,500 people till Monday. "The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Nematighat in Jorhat, Tezpur in Sonitpur, Dhansiri in Golaghat and Jia Bharali at …
The CERES (Crop Estimation through Resource and Environment Synthesis)-rice model incorporated in DSSAT version 4.5 was calibrated for genetic coefficients of rice cultivars by conducting field experiments during the kharif season at Jorhat, Kalyani, Ranchi and Bhagalpur, the results of which were used to estimate the gap in rice yield. …
The flood situation in Jorhat distrct remains critical as water level of the Brahmaputra at Nimatighat is 86.26 metre against the danger level of 85.4 metre. The worst affected areas in Jorhat subdivision, including Jhanjimukh East Jorhat revenue circle are Sumoni Chapori, Mokhuti Pathar, Bezorchiga, Ailakhoria, Koibata Garh, Khouani Bamun …
Guwahati: The current fresh wave of flood induced by incessant rains since August 28 has so far claimed three lives in Assam while affecting over 7.35 lakh people from 1597 villages in 56 revenue circles spread over 18 districts in the State, according to reports from Assam State Disaster Management …
The flood situation in Assam turned grim following incessant rains in the catchment areas of Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam since August 16 and according to official records, around three lakh people of 13 districts of the State have been affected so far. The flood report, released by the Assam …
GUWAHATI, Sept 29 – For the first time in the State, natural gas near crude oil extraction sites that is wasted by burning will be used to run a thermal power plant. The first such plant – a 50-MW thermal power station – is set to come up at Titabor …
Assam will soon set up a gas-based thermal power plant; which for the first time will use 'waste' gas as its fuel. The power plant, proposed to be set up at Titabor in Jorhat district, will come up at an estimated cost of Rs 300 crore and would be commissioned …
Guwahati, September 29: Assam will set up a power plant which for the first time will use ‘waste’ gas as fuel. The plant, proposed to be set up at Titabor in Jorhat district, will use the associated gas that is produced as a byproduct during production of crude oil. The …
Erosion caused by the Brahmaputra and its tributaries rendered 36,796 families homeless in 10 districts of Assam over the past ten years. The families include 2,426 families of Majuli river-island in upper Assam’s Jorhat district, as the landmass of river-island shrunk by 5,900 bighas (about 7 bighas equal one hectare) …
