Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) has reiterated its claim that 20.52 sq km area of erosion-hit Majuli river island has been reclaimed. The Brahmaputra Board took up protection of Majuli island from floods and erosion in January 2004. Since then no loss of landmass of the river island has …
Due to the flash floods, vast agriculture land in the hill areas had been washed away, while those in the plains had also been damaged. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Thursday met Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi and submitted a proposal worth Rs 60.70 …
Based on a report by the Dhubri Deputy Commissioner to the Border Areas Department, the department took up the issue of erosion with the Union Home Ministry. The department sent three anti–erosion schemes worth Rs 2.70 crore (Tistarpar along the Gangadhar river), Rs 7.26 crore (Binnachara along the Gangadhar river) …
In view of the perennial and crippling flood and erosion problem faced by Assam, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday vouched for an international river authority comprising India, China, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal to set up coordination to tackle the common challenges posed by the river systems these countries share, …
According to news reports State Resources and Enterprise Development Ministry is planning to cut nearly 70,000 tress in three State-run estate companies- Janatha Estates Development Board (JEDB), Elkaduwa Plantations and the Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation (SLSPC), to raise 1.74 billion to pay the outstanding EPF, ETF and gratuity dues. …
With the fall of water level in the River Brahmaputra, erosion has taken serious turn at Kapasia union under Sundarganj upazila in Gaibandha district in last couple of days creating anxiety to the river basin people. An Ashrayan project built at Badamer char of the union in 2009 is under …
The erosion of the rivers Jamuna and the Pamada has taken a serious turn due to sudden rise of water level in Shibalaya, Horirampur and Daulatpur upazilas and at some other places of the district. At least one thousand homesteads of the local area have gone into the river Padma …
A government report has pinned the responsibility of the Uttarakhand disaster on “haphazard human intervention” -- hydel projects, mining, de-forestation and infrastructure for religious tourism, which when coupled with fury of the rivers, issues related to natural terrain and weather conditions proved fatal for hundreds of unsuspecting people on that …
Erosion by the River Jamuna took a serious turn, devouring around 200 homesteads and a vast tract of croplands at different villages in four unions under Daulatpur upazila in the last three days. The worst affected villages are Islampur, Bashail, Munshikandi, Jotkashi, Beparipara, Fakirpara and Rahatpur in Baghutia union, Chuadanga, …
Water level of all the 16 rivers in Kurigram district including the Brahmaputra, Dharla,Teesta, Dudkumor and Sonavory have been risen sharply creating flash flood due to torrential rain and on rush of water from the upstream for the last few days inundating crop fields and eroding about 300 river side …
President’s Counsel Wijayadasa Rajapakha yesterday complained to the Human Rights Commission against State Resources and State Enterprises Development Minister Dayashritha Tissera and Renewable Energy and Environment Minister Susil Premajayantha over the move to fell 67,132 trees. The other respondents cited in his complaint are Secretary to the State Resources and …
East Siang district police has temporarily shifted the police beat out post (BOP) at Ruskin to a school building due to continuous erosion by Debing river posing great threat to the existence of the outpost. Four policemen, including the in–charge of the BOP along with three other constables were presently …
The district of Chirang in lower Assam and BTC is seen continuing to be in trouble due to flood and erosion as twenty villages both in Sidli Circle and Bijni Circle have been submerged and over ten thousand people have been affected. The Rivers Aie, Thaklai, Nangal, Langkhar, Huduti and …
The massive and unabated erosion in the river Padma has been posing a serious threat to the city protection embankment, officials and others concerned here said. In the wake of rising floodwater in the mighty river, erosion is continuing at different places especially Sonaikandi, Noboganga, Bulanpur, Char Taranagar, Khidirpur and …
Incessant rains that started since the past four days have caused floods and massive erosion in Chirang district and the road links of vast areas of the northern part with the rest of the district have been snapped. Sources said that the rivers like Aie, Thaklai, Digaldong, Huduti, Nangal, Langkhar, …
Terming the Assam Government’s move to put four districts of the State on red alert following heavy rain warning as a well organized plan of the State Government to shield their corrupt practices in respect of flood and erosion control works carried out in the State, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba–Chatra …
Construction of roads in forest areas can lead to soil erosion, also hindering migration of animals Noting that forest land was being acquired by the wind power industry on a larger scale, an environment report has warned that this could have an adverse impact on the local ecology. Construction of …
Noting that forest land is being acquired by the wind power industry on a larger scale, an environment report has warned that this could have an adverse impact on the local ecology. Construction of roads in forest areas can cause “liner fragmentation” resulting in soil erosion and also hindering the …
Muhi Borgohain, president of All Assam Water Resources Contractors Association (AAWRCCA), addressing a press conference here in the city today alleged that both the Central Government and the State Revenue and Disaster Department are not interested to solve the flood and erosion problem of the state. “Years after years, the …
GAIBANDHA : River erosion has taken serious turn at different points along Teesta river bank under Sundarganj upazila in the district recently with the rise of water level in the river creating immense sufferings to the erosion victims, reports BSS. Local sources said at least 300 families of the upazila …
