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 LAKHIMPUR, Aug 23 – More than 50,000 people have been affected as more than forty villages were flooded by the swelling tributaries of the mighty Brahmaputra river in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts, reports PTI.

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Sushanta Talukdar Such projects in upper reaches of Arunachal rivers may hit areas downstream in Assam

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The joint agitation of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) in support of their demands for revocation of all the proposals to set up mega hydel power projects in the NE region, solving Assam’s flood and erosion problems and saving the largest inhabited river island Majuli, started today.

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Guwahati:An Expert Group comprising experts from Indian Institute of Technology (Guwahati), Gauhati University and Dibrugarh has given its opinion against construction of the mega dam by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) at Gerukamukh in Dhemaji district along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary considering the sensitive geological and seismological character of the area.

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GUWAHATI, June 13 – The State Government is for a permanent solution to the problems of flood and erosion in the State, instead of the ad-hoc measures to tackle the twin problems. With such an approach, the State Government has moved the Central Government and the Planning Commission as well.

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LAKHIMPUR, May 16: Assam’s flood-prone districts of Lakhimpur and Dhemaji were today hit by the second flood of the season following heavy rainfall in the catchment areas, official sources said. The water level of Brahmaputra’s tributaries Ranganadi and Singora was rising alarmingly with fresh areas being inundated affecting 30 villages under Lakhimpur and Naoboicha Revenue Circles.

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LAKHIMPUR, May 16 – Assam’s flood-prone Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts were today hit by the second flood of the season following heavy rainfall in the catchment areas, officials said. The water level of Brahmaputra’s tributaries Ranganadi and Singora was rising alarmingly with fresh areas being inundated, affecting 30 villages under the Lakhimpur and Naoboicha revenue circles.

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JORHAT, Feb 8: “The Central Government must stop the mega dam projects constructed in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh till the final feasibility report is filed. The government should think about the adverse impact of the dam projects in the right time.

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The All Dhemaji District Students’ Union (ADDSU) and the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) have urged the committee set up by the State Assembly on the Subansiri mega dam issue to take appropriate decisions for ensuring safety of the people living in the downstream areas of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project (LSHEP).

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The organic agriculture of the State needs to be branded for economic uplift of the people of this part of the globe. This was the observation made by Prof Anil Gupta, one of the leading innovation experts of the country.

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