Guwahati

Air quality deteriorating in Guwahati: NGT issues notice

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in matter of Himangshu Nath Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 12/09/2022. An application on the worsening air quality affecting the city of Guwahati and the resultant health effects was filed before the NGT. The NGT said that …

Loopholes in city drain cleaning exercise resented

Rainwater inundating the roads is a regular feature in Guwahati, particularly in its central parts, during the rainy season. The Guwahatians hence lay more stress on keeping the city drains clean to make them able to carry the discharge of the rainy days. But the ongoing drain cleaning exercise undertaken …

GMC step to meet drinking water shortage

In view of the unprecedented dry spell coupled with depleting ground water level in Guwahati owing to shortage of rainfall, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has pressed into service two of its water tankers to supply water, more particularly in areas that are not covered by its water piped network. …

Wildlife parts recovered in Assam

Guwahati: Authorities may have tumbled on a wildlife parts smuggling racket with recovery of several skulls, other parts and skins of different endangered species from a well known astrologer in the city. The recovery was made during a raid by Income Tax officials in the shop

A leopard comes calling in Guwahati

Three injured after being attacked by the big cat; zoo staff to the rescue Sushanta Talukdar Guwahati: A full grown leopard that strayed out of the nearby forest and entered Jyotikuchi, a residential area here, was rescued by Assam State Zoo staff after tranquillising it at the spot. Three persons …

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