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 death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines climbed to nearly 1,500, as authorities widened their search for bodies. The Office of Civil Defense's latest tally listed 891 dead in Cagayan de Oro and an additional 451 in nearby Iligan city. The rest …
GUWAHATI: The Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha has expressed alarm at the fact that the indigenous people of Assam are slowly losing their land rights. Assam Sanmilita Manasangha working president Matiur Rahman said, “It is the responsibility of the State Government to protect the land rights of the sons of the soil. …
Guwahati, Dec. 20: The Opposition AIUDF today sought permanent resident certificate (PRC) for internally displaced persons. Speaking in the Assembly, AIUDF legislator from Baghbor Sherman Ali Ahmed made a strong case for issuance of the official document on the ground that since those affected by erosion were not rehabilitated, they …
The cost of the Japan International Cooperation Agency-funded Swan River Project has been enhanced to Rs 220 crore from Rs 160 crore. The implementation period of the project being executed by the Forest Department has also been extended by one year to March 2015 by the Government of India. Stating …
Continuous erosion of the two mighty rivers- Madhumati and Nabaganga- is threatening the existence of homesteads,farmlands,public institutions and economic centres at 35 villages in Kalia and Lohagora upazilas of Narail district. A vast tract of farmland and 50 dwelling houses of Mahajan and Ghosibaria villages under Mauli union in Kalia …
GUWAHATI: Slow but steady shrinking of land meant for agriculture in Assam has become a matter of serious concern for the State Government. At a time when both the Central and State governments are giving a thrust on agricultural reforms, large-scale diversion of agricultural land for other activities in different …
In this present study, the soil erosion assessment and conservation measures in hill ecosystem is carried out in the Kalrayan hills, Part of Eastern ghats, Tamil Nadu using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques. The geocoded digital data of IRS P6 LISS – III (P101-R65 of 2001) and Survey of India …
SHILLONG: Taking strong cognizance of the cracks appeared on the earth’s surface in a market of Sohkymphor village in Jaintia Hills, the Mining and Geology department has asked the Deputy Commissioner of the district to put an immediate stop to mining activities in the area. Deputy Chief Minister and in …
The Planning Commission on Friday cleared an investment of Rs 15 crore on an anti-erosion project along the Gangadhar river in Assam. The scheme, intended to protect two villages, Moisa and Belguri, in the vicinity of the Gangadhar river, is scheduled to be completed in the 2012-13 financial year, an …
SILCHAR: Cluster of villages across Barak Valley have been threatened by erosions of various rivers crisscrossing the zone. A good number of villages have been completely or partially wiped out by the swirling and surging waters of Barak, in particular, during heavy floods. Reports about the fate of such villages …
NEW DELHI, Nov 9 – The Planning Commission has accorded investment clearance to implement anti-erosion works to protect Brahmaputra dykes. This project is estimated to cost Rs 8.35 crore. The dyke works relate to 69 km (Uluberi) and 78 km (Borigaon). The proposed scheme envisages anti-erosion measures for a 9000-m …
NEW DELHI: The Planning Commission on Wednesday gave investment clearance for an anti-erosion project along the Brahmaputra river in Assam. The Rs 8.35 crore project will cover areas between Uluberi and Borigaon in Assam and is expected to be completed within the current financial year, an official release said. The …
Funds for four more nullahs in phased manner JAMMU: In a step aimed at ensuring that flash floods don't cause devastation in future, the Planning Commission has cleared investment of ` 35.83 crore for flood protection and training works on one major nullah in Leh district of the Ladakh region. …
HALEM, Nov 7 – Continuous erosion by the Brahmaputra on the southern part of Gohpur constituency has become a major problem for the people living under Lohitmukh, Raonamukh, Pichola, Subansiri and Bartamuli gaon panchayats, in Pub-Chaiduar development block. In the last five years, the Brahmaputra has eaten up villages like …
GUWAHATI: For the first time, the Assam Government will use remote sensing technology to tackle the problem of erosion in the State. Continuous erosion triggered by the Brahmaputra and its tributaries has been gobbling up huge chunks of land in upper Assam districts, rendering thousands of people homeless and disturbing …
SILAPATHAR, Oct 17 – For the mega projects of Dhemaji and North Lakhimpur districts, boulders are being collected from the river beds of Likabali, Siji, Garo, Padi and Ego in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh for construction works. The people of West Siang feel that largescale collection of boulders …
For more than 20 villages on the east bank of Jia-Bharali river in Naduar, Sonitpur, covering 10 kilometres from Chalanighat to Cheunichook, erosion has been a perennial problem since 1950. More than 10 thousand bighas of cultivation land, homes and properties have been engulfed by the river of these villages. …
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 12: The governments of India and Bhutan will jointly prepare a digital map of the rivers that originate in the neighbouring country and flow through north Bengal to track their course, primarily to check floods and erosion in the region. Chairperson of the North Bengal Flood Commission, Narayan …
Climate change is one of the most important global environmental challenges that affect all the natural ecosystems of the world. Due to the fragile environment, mountain ecosystems are the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. Mountains have been recognized as important ecosystems by the Convention on Biological Diversity. …
The Dharla River devoured at least 45 acres of land with standing aman plants in Mogholhat union of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila in the last three days. About 50 more acres of aman cropland at Karnopur, Kurul and Badaitari villages in the union are also under threat as erosion by the …
