Erosion threat to border fence - Floods cause widespread damage to infrastruture
Dhubri, Sept. 28: Erosion during the third wave of floods in lower Assam has not only caused widespread damage to rural infrastructure but is also threatening border roads and fences. Floodwaters of the
View ArticleFloods destroy Garo hills crops
Shillong, Sept. 30: Hopes of economic recovery for the people residing in the plains belt of Garo hills took a blow after several hundred acres of standing crops were completely destroyed in the second
View Article15,000 families displaced in Meghalaya floods
The severe back flow of Brahmaputra river in the past three days has created havoc in the western plain belts of Meghalaya displacing more than 15,000 families and affecting more than one lakh people,
View ArticleConcern over depleting local fish stock
GOLAKGANJ, Oct 18 – For Ajharul Alom, that Sunday, the word extinct became synonymous with fish. Desperately looking for those small fries which are his son’s favourite, he remembered his wife’s...
View ArticleFemale population in Assam sees a rise
In Assam, where the social status of women is high in comparison to some other states, the female population recorded a growth rate of 19.7 per cent during the last decade compared to 18.2 per cent males
View ArticleLiteracy rate up in Assam
Guwahati, May 23: Minority-dominated Dhubri district has recorded the highest population growth rate in Assam while Kokrajhar has recorded the lowest, according to the 2011 census, the final findings of
View ArticleHeavy erosion hits Dhubri along India–Bangla border
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
View ArticleCentre identifies 22 river stretches in NE
The Centre has identified 22 river stretches in the northeastern States which could be developed for cargo transportation. “The identified river stretches have been shared with the concerned State...
View ArticleState’s agricultural land shrinking at rapid pace
The agricultural land is shrinking at a rapid pace across Assam. The reasons: Rampant erosion triggered by the rivers and other factors, and large–scale diversion of agricultural land for non–agricultural
View ArticleNearly three lakh affected by Assam flood
Guwahati: Nearly three lakh people have been affected by floods in Assam which has claimed seven lives and has hit 15 districts of the state. According to a release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office
View ArticleAssam to make healthcare free for poor
Assam will soon introduce Right to Health Services; where in free healthcare services would be given to all poor people, said state's chief minister, Tarun Gogoi. The spectrum of the services, further
View ArticleAssam flood toll rises to 13, Gogoi makes aerial survey
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday made an aerial survey of severely flood affected districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Goalpara and Dhubri districts even as the death toll in the floods
View ArticleAssam seeks Rs 500 crore as flood relief, toll 14
The death toll in current spate of floods in Assam touched 14 even as the overall flood situation steadied with decrease in rainfall across the State. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who made an aerial
View ArticleAssam floods: Toll climbs to 34
Guwahati: Flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Monday with three more persons losing their lives, taking the death toll to 34 in the current deluge in which over 11 lakh people have been
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