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 …
Flood situation continues to deteriorate in the State on Monday with reports coming in of more villages being inundated by surging waters of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries in upper and lower Assam districts. Flood waters have inundated at least 100 villages in Jorhat, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Sivasagar, Nalbari and Dibrugarh …
Guwahati: Assam’s flood situation deteriorated on Sunday as incessant rains breached embankments inundating several villages, vast tracts of cropland and affecting nearly two lakh people. The current deluge has so far claimed eight lives in the state and nearly two lakh people have been affected, official sources said. Altogether 14 …
Jorhat, June 24: The flood situation in Upper Assam turned grim today with most of the rivers flowing above the danger level and submerging vast areas. The Brahmaputra is flowing nearly 54cm above the danger level at Neemati and nearly 8cm above danger level at Dibrugarh this evening. “The water …
Incessant rainfall in catchment areas during the last week have led to a rise in the water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, inundating vast tracts of farmlands and villages in several districts of both Upper and Lower Assam. The water-level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries was maintaining …
Sparrows are disappearing from many parts of the country, and specially in Assam where electro-magnetic radiation from communication towers, use of leaded petrol in vehicles and overuse of pesticides in agriculture have been cited as some causes by scientists. Chief scientist of the Regional Agriculture Research Centre in Lakhimpur, Prabal …
Jorhat, May 22: A team of experts from Dibrugarh University and Assam Medical College will visit Sadiya sub-division of Tinsukia district on Thursday, to find out the truth about reports of two deaths caused allegedly by spider bite in the past couple of days. The district administration has, however, denied …
The Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisation, comprising 20 civil and democratic rights organisations from across India, decided to undertake a fact finding of the impact of big/mega dam projects coming up in the north-eastern states on the life and livelihood of the people. It has been reported that more than …
DIGBOI: The people of West Mamorani village under Digboi police Station in Tinsukia District has created a blockade of the the NH-38 here at Bengali Balijan near Anandabag Tea Estate this morning, lambasting the indifferent attitude of the District administration towards the plight of the cyclone- hit people of the …
Jorhat, April 24: At least five persons died and over 50 were injured when a hailstorm hit several parts of Tinsukia district late last evening. Strong winds damaged more than 600 houses in Kakopathar and Saikhowa, which are the worst hit areas of the district. Power cables in large parts …
Tea Production in North India covering Assam and West Bengal for 2012 is set to register a sharp drop due to a prolonged dry spell and rising temperature across Assam and West Bengal. The crop loss is set to lead to cash flow problems for the tea companies. Data compiled …
TINSUKIA: Gautom Roy, Minister of Public Health Engineering, inaugurated two water supply schemes under the Tinsukia division of the Public Health Engineering today. The minister inaugurated the Dhelakhat Water Supply Scheme of the Gotong Gaon Panchayat under the Guijan Development Block which will cover a population of nearly 1000 in …
DIBRUGARH: National Rural Health Mission, Tinsukia observed World AIDS Day with a day-long programme on Dec 1. The day’s program started with a rally, originating from the Dakbunglow, where health workers and health officials of NRHM, members of different NGOs and other dignitaries participated. It was followed by a district …
TINSUKIA, Nov 15 – Situated in the extreme east of the State and 13 km north of Tinsukia city, Dibru-Saikhowa is one of the bio-diversity hotspots of the country. But rare avian species have been facing the threat of extinction here. If people are not aware about the need to …
DIBRUGARH: Panic prevails in the Bordubi area in Tinsukia district following oozing out of natural gas from Oil India Limited’s well number 285 at Deosal Tea Estate under Bordubi police station from last 15 days. The situation turned worse when heavy emission of natural gas has been witnessed from 50 …
GUWAHATI, Sept 18 – The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) today appealed to the media to boycott, or to publish news in a restrained manner on the National Hydroelectric power Corporation (NHPC), which is implementing the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project. It has also announced its new phase of agitation …
NEW DELHI, Aug 9 – Faced with pleas for maintaining status quo, the Ministry Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) is likely to firm up a strategy on transport subsidy. At a meeting of the Industries Ministers of North-east states convened by Minister DoNER, Paban Singh Ghatowar, as part of …
The Centre for Environment Education (CEE) has come forward to help conservation of river dolphins with schoolchildren being a core part of the team. The target is to reach out to almost 120-125 schools in the state which will be divided into five clusters, including Subansiri to Biswanath Ghat, Guwahati …
