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 Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $2.5 million to the erosion-affected families in Assam to support their livelihood and harness their skills. “The project, Livelihood Improvement for River Erosion Victims in Assam, will be finally approved by the ADB board in early September and commence procurement shortly thereafter,” Shanny …
Erosion by rivers Suganda and Biskhali has taken a serious turn in four upailas of Jhalakati district rendering many people homeless and landless. Locals said, a vast tract of commercial area and crop land also went into the gorge of these rivers in the absence of effective measures to check …
A study of the Assam part of the Brahmaputra was last conducted in 1996 GUWAHATI: The main reason for the perennial flood and land erosion problems in Assam is the Brahmaputra but the State Government has failed to conduct a detailed study of the behaviour of the river since 1996 …
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam, which had shown signs of improvement last week, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday following heavy rainfall in some parts of the state in the past 48 hours. Official sources said over 75 villages in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts have been inundated …
GUWAHATI, July 18 – The State Assembly today unanimously passed an official resolution that called upon the Union Government to accord national problem status to Assam’s problems of flood and erosion. The resolution also called for an economic package for the development of education, health, agriculture, power, PWD sectors and …
GUWAHATI, July 17 – The State Government is going to move a resolution tomorrow for the sake of a consensus in the State Assembly on the issue of declaring the State’s problems of flood and erosion as the national ones. Disclosing this, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka told the …
Guwahati: Over 150 villages have been completely lost to erosion and nearly 200 more partially eroded, rendering over 75,000 people homeless, in Assam by floods and erosion in the last ten years. Informing this in reply to separate questions in the state Assembly on Tuesday. The Assam government on Tuesday …
Forest officials warn State of an environmental catastrophe in Nelliampathy The Forest Department has warned the State government of an environmental catastrophe in Nelliampathy, leading to disasters such as landslips, from destruction of forests by people and ecological factors. Giving the warning, a report, titled “Environmental catastrophes await Nelliampathy,” sent …
GIDA has identified 20 routes for its proposed ferry service, which will be operated out of the boat terminal, jetty and office complex, expected to be completed in eight months to one year. Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) plans to launch land development activities on the islands of Thannonnithuruthu, Pullekkad …
GUWAHATI: “On 5.5.2005, tripartite talks had taken place between the Centre, Assam Government and the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU). The Centre had assured in the meeting that the flood and erosion problem of Assam would be declared a national problem. Had the Centre kept its promise, the flood situation …
GUWAHATI: Bhubon Pegu, the General Secretary of Sanmilito Ganashakti, Assam slammed the government for the lack of a definite flood control policy and demanded it to publish a white paper on flood and erosion problems plaguing the State. The party also demanded the Government to hold special Assembly sessions every …
As per preliminary assessment done by state government agencies, Assam would need around Rs 2,500 crore “as immediate fund requirement” for restoration of infrastructure damaged by floods. This year’s flood has been the worst in Assam since 2004 and caused severe damage to state’s infrastructure and agricultural crop. Government sources …
Stressing the need for scientific river management to effectively control the annual menace of floods and erosion in the State, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said that the State Government was in touch with various agencies to mitigate the problem. While stating that there has been no comprehensive scientific study …
GUWAHATI, July 3 – Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has assured that the problem of erosion would be covered by the schemes under the National Calamity Relief Fund and henceforth funds would be released under a specific head to deal with this particular problem of the State. This was informed …
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Finance, Planning & PWD Minister Chowna Mein and MLA-cum-Parliamentary Secretary of Assam Bolin Chetia assured the flood affected people along the inter-State border to take up the issue of flood with NEC for a permanent solution. Mein and Chetia who visited flood affected areas of Namsai in …
Guwahati: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said Assam’s erosion problem will be included in the list of the country’s natural disasters, a move that will enable the state government to spend central relief funds (CRF) to tackle the issue. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Tuesday that the move will …
Guwahati, July 3: Dispur is working on an ambitious project to involve China and Bangladesh in tackling the perennial flood problem in the state. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi today said he met representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) during his recent visit to US and discussed the scheme. …
TEZPUR, June 29 – Altogether 2.22 lakh people of 243 villages have been affected by the flood in Sonitpur district and 1.77 lakh people are taking shelter in 100 relief camps in different places of the district. On the other hand, 1200 people have been shifted to safe places. Meanwhile, …
GUWAHATI: The World Bank and the Earth Institute of Columbia University, New York will provide all possible help to Assam in its fight against flood and erosion problem in the State. A high-level delegation led by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had several rounds of discussion with different agencies on key …
Itanagar: The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh continued to remain grim for the second day today with most of the rivers and their tributaries are in high spate and flowing above the danger level. The worst affected districts in the State’s first wave of flood are Changlang, Lohit and Dibang …
