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 …
Wary of the downstream impact of the dam constructed by China on the river Brahmaputra, the State Government has decided to move the Centre urging the latter to take up the issue with its Chinese counterpart. Referring to the recent reports about China going in a big way in dam …
It has long been felt that our natural environment should be mapped and monitored with active participation of agencies responsible for managing natural resources, industry groups and community organizations. This organized information forms a basis for storing soil and land databases for the implementation and monitoring of various efforts on …
NUMALIGARH, Oct 14: The Dansiri river has been continuously eroding vast areas of Dhodanggaon of Numaligarh for the last few days. At least 300 bighas of land have been submerged in the river. Pashim Dhodang LP school is also on the verge of getting submerged in the river but the …
Guwahati, Oct. 4: The decks have been cleared for approval of the $120 million ADB-funded Assam Integrated Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program as negotiations with Assam and the Centre have been completed.
The largest inhabited river island in the world, the Majuli island, located in the Brahmaputra River of the Jorhat district in eastern Assam has been under a serious threat due to river erosion since the past few decades defying all the protective measures taken by the government agencies concerned to …
Majuli, the largest inhabited river island bounded by the river Subansiri to the north and mighty Brahmaputra River to the south, is one of the subdivisions of the Jorhat district, Assam. Erosion of the island is a continuous process since historical times and posses a significant concern. The present approach …
Soil fertility status of hilly microwater watershed in Shivalik hills, was assessed in relation to three locality factors, viz. altitude, slope and aspect. It was found that at higher altitude (440-450 m) of watershed, the soil fertility parameters were less and more in lower altitude (420-430m).
Soil and water are the two important natural resources, which are the backbone of the Indian agriculture. The prime cause for the backwardness of the farmers is reduction in soil fertility and productivity, due to massive soil erosion. Most of the farmers are depending mainly on renewable natural resources for …
In foothills of Shiwaliks due to presence of torrents, soil erosion is very serious problem. The flow acquires accelerated velocity at it travels down the slope and consequently becomes highly erosive in nature. Study aea of Baroi Khad (rainy season torrents) lies at Akhnoor Tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu …
Degradation due to erosion, salinity, waterlogging, contamination, etc. reduces the quality of land. Soil and water resources are affected initially then the bioresources. Uncontrolled degradation processes lead to desertification of land and the ecosystem functions are disturbed. In India, soil erosion has produced maximum degraded lands due to mismanagement and …
Dibrugarh, Sept 13: More than 300 families have been displaced by floods in Lahowal Legislative Assembly Constituency in Dibrugarh district. Following incessant rains in the last week, homes and land of the people under the constituency were inundated. The people have taken shelter on highlands of saporis or tea estates …
Sandeep Joshi Union Minister of State for Communication and IT Sachin Pilot leading a tree plantation drive in Leh on Sunday. LEH: A large number of Buddhist monks and nuns began a month-long plantation drive in the entire Ladhak region on Sunday, aimed at developing thick forests in this arid …
Dibrugarh, Sept. 12: The Assam government has drawn up a comprehensive plan to rehabilitate 40 families who have been residing at Gorpara crematorium for 10 years now, government sources today said. Eleven other families who had lost their land will be also rehabilitated at Hatiali, 10km from Gorpara. Around two …
Water erosion caused by accelerated anthropogenic activities has been perceived as the major source of sediment flow in Himalayan catchments. Keeping this in view, the sediment flux data measured at the outlet of the Sainj and the Tirthan watersheds in the Lesser Himalayan region was analysed. Rainfall behaviour coupled with …
