Free insurance policies to students for dengue
Students of nine schools of Kamrup district received free insurance policy of Rs 20,000 for dengue under the collaboration of a social-based organisation Drishtee and CAFE India under the Behtar India
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Load on Bharalu channel must be minimised
The flooding of Guwahati city streets and localities is a problem which can never be solved totally, thanks to the unplanned settlements in catchment areas and wetlands which used to act as natural
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Setting up of reservior projects mooted
The Task Force for Flood Management and Erosion Control has recommended that reservoir projects of adequate size should be taken up as a part of the overall flood control measures. Further, it said
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Flouting of drainage norms cause of city floods
The nagging phenomenon of recurring water-logging and flash floods in greater Guwahati areas in Assam especially in the Zoo road and its nearby localities has taken a turn for the worse during the
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Wasteland development projects bring new hope
The South Bank Division of the Soil Conservation Department has been implementing with remarkable success, around 20 Integrated Wasteland Development Projects (IWDP) in 69 villages of Pragjyotishpur
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Move to set up Mega Food Park in North East
The Centre is planning to set up a
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Brick kilns posing threat to South Kamrup villages
Brick industries located in different parts of South Kamrup in Assam have been posing serious threat to the people living in those areas for the last one decade. More than 100 such brick industries
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Concern over exodus of wild animals from KNP
The wild animals in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam are facing starvation due to shortage of green grass and are moving away from the Park area for better shelter and pasture. This is really a
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Selective desilting favoured
The Task Force for Flood Management and Erosion Control constituted by the Government of India has recommended desilting operations in the rivers only
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Centre's concern over decline in tigers in Manas
Disappearance of tigers from Manas National Park in Assam has belatedly alarmed the Centre with the Ministry of Environment and Forest unveiling plans to start a preliminary tiger estimate from
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Erosion posing problems for BSF
The Border Security Force (BSF), posted to guard the Indo-Bangla border, is facing a new threat, that is, severe erosion by the rivers Brahmaputra, Gangadhar and Jinjiram in Dhubri sector. The BSF