Special rhino protection force on anvil to curb poaching For better administrative control and safety of animals, the Kaziranga National Park will be divided into two wildlife divisions by the State Forest department. Sources said two new divisions would be named North Kaziranga Wildlife Division and South Kaziranga Wildlife Division. …
Most of the interior areas of Sonitpur district, which have been identified as endemic to malaria and diarrhoea, have been provided with the 108 (Mrityunjoy) services for which people of these interior areas have benefited a great deal. This was stated by the Joint Director, Health, Sonitpur district, Bireswar Kalita. …
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 people of Barchala LAC of Sonitpur district, particularly those who have been living on the banks of the River Brahmaputra from the point of Gabharumukh Chapori till the point of Barchala Gokhaighat area
Many water supply schemes in Sonitpur district, which were constructed by spending of lakhs of rupees sanctioned from the Government under the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department, are yet to start functioning. It is necessary to mention here that though constructon works of several schemes have been completed at a …
A three-day-long training programme on Disaster Management was held recently at Bihaguri Development Block near Tezpur Medical College, Tumuki. It was organised by the Department of Disaster Management, Tezpur University in collaboration with Tumuki Development block and supported by Udayan, a Sonitpur district-based NGO. The programme was formally inaugurated by …
At a time when hundreds of farmers in Sonitpur district have been reeling under the on-going drought-like situation and the resultant uncertain future, a section of farmers of Saraka, Saraka Baligaon Purani Ghatwa, etc., areas under Bihuguri development block and Tezpur and Dhekiajuli revenue circles of Sonitpur district have been …
Over 15,000 hectares of sali crop area including more than 25,000 families have been affected due to the drought-like situation in Sonitpur district as out of the total area of sali paddy almost 80 per cent areas has remained uncovered due to the deficit rainfall during the month of June …
The -State forest department has launched a unique policy aiming at income generation of the unemployed people as well as the youth of the state by using various species of local bamboo available in the region. As part of this
There is an urgent need for an amendment to the Forest and the Wildlife Act of India for the safety of the endangered forests and wildlife of Assam. Wild animals belonging to various species including their habitats have been decreasing for which problems like global warming, various unseen diseases etc …
Guwahati: While 500 tourists, are stranded in Tawang, close to the India-China border in western Arunachal Pradesh, the entire district is also facing an acute shortage of petroleum products as landslides have cut off the only road link between Tawang and Tezpur (in Assam) for the past four days. The …
TEZPUR: The ten-day massive vaccination programme to prevent the deadly Japanese encephalitis disease concluded in Sonitpur district on May 14 last. The vaccination programme was launched by the district Health and Family Welfare department in collaboration with the district administration from May 4 last. The ten-day vaccination programme in Sonitpur …
GUWAHATI The floods have claimed 20 lives so far even as the situation in central Assam, Majuli river island and Kaziranga National Park remained grim and further deteriorated on Thursday. The Assam government sources said that the situation worsened on Thursday as the Dikrong breached embankment at Morisapathar, Ahomgaon area …
Road communication through the National Highway (NH) 31, which was overtopped by the floodwaters of the Puthimari at Kendukona yesterday, is expected to be restored by tomorrow morning. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today visited the flood-affected areas of Kamrup district. Meanwhile, body of one Chandan Sarma was recovered by the …
