Order of the Gauhati High Court in the matter of In Re-Dima Hasao Tragedy Vs The Chief Secretary, Assam & Others dated 28/01/2025. Pursuant to the order passed by the Gauhati High Court dated January 27, 2025, the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition was being registered. The matter related to …
GUWAHATI, Dec 20 – During the current financial year, the State initially faced some problems in utilising the Non-lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) funds due to the State Assembly elections. However, with proper planning and steps this problem could be overcome gradually and now it is expected that the …
KAZIRANGA, Sept 12 – An issue intrinsically linked to Kaziranga National Park’s long-term conservation interests has been left unaddressed by the forest authorities and the State Government with the result that the situation is deteriorating every passing year. Animal corridors connecting Kaziranga with the hills of Karbi Anglong are rapidly …
GUWAHATI: Work on the 9th Agricultural Census, 2010-11 will finally begin in Assam towards the end of September. The Agricultural Census is conducted in India every five years to prepare statistical data for planning in the agri sector. While work on the Agricultural Census, 2010-11 began in other parts of …
HOWRAGHAT, Aug 30 – Timber smugglers have been holding sway in Karbi Anglong reserve forests. Illegal trade in timbers has been going unabated in the Karbi Anglong district. Many valuable logs are being supplied to neighbouring State of Nagaland from the district. Besides, illegal timber sawmills are growing at an …
GUWAHATI: The Government of India has approved the State Mission Mode Project on Agriculture (MMPA) under the National e-Governance Plan. Assam , along with six other States, has bee selected under phase I as a pilot State. A press release stated that the Governor of Assam has constituted a 20-member …
SILCHAR: The Union Ministry of Tourism, North East section, sanctioned Rs. 605.42 lakh for tourism develpment in Barak Valley and the two hill districts of Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong. The package as outlined then includes improvement of road from the foot hills of Bhuban Hills to the temple of …
The Union ministry of environment and forests has expressed concern over environmental degradation along the hills of Karbi Anglong in proximity to Kaziranga National Park. Former Union environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh had written to Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi last month, saying the ministry had been receiving a …
Jorhat, July 3: Tea gardens in Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Jorhat districts may soon turn to rainwater harvesting in response to change in climate and have sought help from IIT Guwahati. The chairman of the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA), Bidyananda Barkakoty, said a primary study carried out by IIT …
Terming the restoration of the World Heritage Site (WHS) status on Manas National Park as a commendable achievement, Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain today said that the State Government would leave no stone unturned to maintain it as an ideal wildlife habitat and destination. Manas was placed as a WHS (in …
PEOPLE on the fringes of Kaziranga National Park are anxious. They fear eviction. On January 9, the Assam gover nment issued eviction notices to 10 families in the Kohora range of the park. Others in 16 villages, marked for park extension, fear it could be their turn next. Residents of …
Guwahati, March 7: To ensure that both development and wildlife blend harmoniously, WWF India has suggested a series of mitigative measures to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) so that wildlife in the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape which bisects Lumding reserve forest is not drastically affected by the development of …
The Doboka-Silchar National Highway (NH-54E) in the northeastern Indian state of Assam is proposed to be upgraded into a four-lane highway. This highway bisects the Lumding Reserve Forest. The course of proposed expanded highway is planned almost in the same alignment of the existing road with smoother and flatter horizontal …
In a novel initiative, the local tribal community has joined hands with WWF-India and the Forest Department for restoration of degraded animal corridors linking Kaziranga National Park with the Karbi Anglong hills. The restoration drive seeks to secure lost habitat comprising degraded forests through afforestaion, and the Panbari-Dolamora corridor critical …
The Assam government has instituted a one-man inquiry committee to find the reasons behind the death of four wild elephants near the Kaziranga National Park earlier this month. Disclosing this here on Tuesday, state Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussain said Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), D M Singh, has …
The overall flood situation in the Upper Assam districts has shown signs of slight improvement, while the situation in the Middle and Lower Assam districts of Morigaon and Dhubri is seemed to be grave. The mighty Brahmaputra still continues to flow above the danger level (DL) throughout the State even …
