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 …
Drawing the attention of the State Government to the devastations caused by recurring dam-induced flash floods in the Kapili river, leader of the Opposition Prafulla Mahanta while moving a call attention motion in the Assembly said that the districts of Nagaon, Morigaon and Kamrup were bearing the brunt of the …
PARADIP: Police on Wednesday lathicharged anti- Posco agitators, trying to prevent the socio- economic and forest survey, which resumed after three days at the project site for the Rs 52,000 crore mega steel plant. Batons were used to disperse the agitators at Mathasahi village in Nuagaon panchayat area after they …
NAGAON, March 14: The National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme was introduced in Nagaon district including Barhampur, Kathiatoli and Khagarijan Development Block under the Barhampur LAC since the year 2007. However, the scheme could not be properly implemented in reality because in the name of the scheme the funds were only …
With an increased fish production in the past few years, the State aims to become self-sufficient in producing fish in next few years. Assam produced 2.06 lakh metric ton fish against a requirement of 2.26 lakh metric ton in 2008-09.
With speeding vehicles killing 55 wild animals on an average each year, the Assam PWD is undertaking a feasibility study for diverting traffic from the 100 km stretch of the NH-37 which passes through the Kaziranga National Park, reports PTI. The study comes after the Centre shelved plans for four-laning …
The efforts of the State to overcome the adverse impact of the drought-like situation have perhaps bearing fruits. About 88 per cent of the targeted 18 lakh hectares of sali paddy area of the State has so far been covered with seedling transplantation. It is expected that the State will …
The overall rainfall deficit of the State has decreased further to 12 per cent. However, Nagaon and Hailakandi districts have been facing 68 per cent and 67 per cent of deficit in this regard. But, Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Tinsukia districts have been witnessing surplus rainfall this monsoon amounting to 56 …
Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain at a press meet here on August 11 denied the allegation raised by former Chief Minister PK Mahanta that the State Government failed to utilise funds released by the Central Government for Kaziranga Tiger Project. The Minister informed media persons that the State Government had already …
MANOJ ANAND The first wave of flood that hit the state on Thursday washed away the 100-metre stretch of the state-of-the art Matmora embankment. More than 2,00,000 people have been displaced and over 300 villages submerged in the past two days in Assam following flash floods, triggered by heavy monsoon …
The Central Government has released an amount of Rs 334.698 crore to the State, against an allocation of Rs 9,253.4301crore during the period of 2007-08 and 2009-10, for six major-medium and 461 minor irrigation projects. These projects are designed to create an irrigation potential of 2, 21,112 hectares under the …
Some horns of rhinos, which died from old age or were killed by other animals, and collected by the Forest Department and preserved in the treasuries, are now in a state of decomposition. The Forest Department has kept all the horns at the treasuries located in Golaghat, Nagaon and Sonitpur …
Company begins operations, without clearances, in an elephant corridor A PUBLIC mineral exploration company is setting up office to explore silica in the Swang reserve forest in Assam. Over 800 elephants use the area as a corridor. The company had done a preliminary survey on the forestland three years back …
