Jorhat (T)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in a canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …

Heavy downpour causes flash flood in Jorhat

After heavy shower in Jorhat city, rain inundated roads, government office campuses, schools and colleges on Saturday. Due to illegal encroachment of narrow culverts in several public and private areas, artificial flood resulted in a chaotic situation in the city. Two rivulets- Tarajan and Mohuwajan – have been blocked by …

JMB continues drive against use of polythene

JORHAT: The drive against the use of polythene has been continued by the Jorhat Municipality Board (JMB) at the city area. In this regard, the board imposed the deadline on July 5 and after the expiry of deadline the board has already imposed fines to 15 businessmen for using polythene …

Ground water in 18 districts has arsenic

NEW DELHI, May 7 – UNICEF has reported arsenic contamination in ground water in 18 districts of Assam and fluoride contamination in five districts. Based on information from Chief Engineer (PHE) of the State Government, a UNICEF study has found arsenic and fluoride contamination, Minister of State for Water Resources, …

Plan panel approves 25 NE road projects

As against the North Eastern Council’s (NEC) 56 road projects proposals, the Planning Commission has granted ‘in principle’ approval to only 25 projects. In a Lok Sabha reply, Minister of State for Planning, Dr Ashwini Kumar said of the 25 approved projects, at least 15 have been sanctioned by 11th …

Denizens blame Urban Water Supply for dry water spell

JORHAT, July 17: Consumers of the Urban Water Supply scheme here have been literally left high and dry with the water hard coming in at a trickle and many taps running dry in the last few days. Venting his ire on the poor services of the Urban Water Supply scheme, …

JMB hikes water tariffs

JORHAT, July 16: The Jorhat Municpal Board has hiked the quarterly water tariffs from the current Rs 20 to Rs 100. According to the civic body, the increase by five times has become inevitable due to the surge in electricity bills after the installation of digital meters at the five …

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