Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
Over 30,000 people of 10 revenue circles in the three upper Assam districts of Dhemaji, Jorhat and Golaghat were affected by floods on Thursday. District administration officials opened 23 relief camps in Dhemaji and Golaghat districts for the flood victims. About 4,000 people took shelter in the relief camps. According …
Guwahati: When it rains heavily in the upstream the water rises very rapidly in rivers flowing through Assam valley and the phenomenon sometimes triggers devastating flash floods that take heavy toll on lives and property. Eastern Assam districts of Dhemaji and Lakhimpur particularly face such flash floods of high intensity …
Guwahati: When it rains heavily in the upstream the water rises very rapidly in rivers flowing through Assam valley and the phenomenon sometimes triggers devastating flash floods that take heavy toll on lives and property. Eastern Assam districts of Dhemaji and Lakhimpur particularly face such flash floods of high intensity …
While the flood waters receded in Bongaigaon and Sivsagar districts, fresh inundation occurred at a dozen villages in Nagaon even as four districts continued to reel under the impact of floods in Assam today. “Fresh inundation has occurred in 12 villages in the low-lying areas of Samaguri revenue circle of …
With no sign of relief from flood waters in Assam, the situation continued to remain critical as 27 more villages were submerged on Thursday. With this, about 1.2 lakh people have been affected in nearly 450 villages, official sources said. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 27 villages …
Flooded rivers have submerged 80 more villages in Assam, taking the number of such villages to 300, and damaged roads and embankment in the state, officials said on Monday. The 80 villages are located in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Chirang districts. As many as 11 districts are in the flood fury, …
Over 25 villages were flooded in the district affecting thousands of people Assam's flood situation remained critical today with 11 districts reeling under the water of the swollen Brahmaputra and its tributaries affecting over one lakh people. Heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh has caused river …
In all, 14,301 persons in 52 villages under four revenue circles of the two districts of Dhemaji and Nagaon were affected by flood during the past 24 hours, said the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) here this evening. Meanwhile, the Brahmaputra is flowing above …
The rain-fed mighty Brahmaputra and its tributaries flowing above the danger level across Assam have hit nearly one lakh people inundating human habitations and farm land in ten districts. Dhemaji was the worst affected district. Incessant rainfall in the catchment areas of the state’s upper reaches and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh …
The first wave of floods in Assam has claimed one life, affected nearly 68,000 people, submerged rhino habitats at Kaziranga and Pobitora and overrun vast tracks of human habitation and farm land. A 12-year old boy was dragged away by the high current of the Brahmaputra at Jengpuri village in …
Dhemaji (Assam): Assam has been hit by floods with 25 villages in flood-prone Dhemaji district inundated on Wednesday, official sources said. The situation it is feared could deteriorate with the water level of Jiadhol river, a tributary of Brahmaputra, rising alarmingly following heavy rainfall in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. The flood …
In a development which will go a long way in disaster management and mitigation, the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), located at Umiam, Ri–Bhoi district of Meghalaya will develope an atlas to depict both disaster hazards and vulnerability for Assam. The project is part of the “Remote Sensing and …
Jorhat, Oct. 8: An independent flood relief mission by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) to Majuli was blocked today by Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) activists who barred four vehicles carrying the materials from crossing the Brahmaputra in Lakhimpur. TMPK publicity secretary Dilip Pegu said three Tata Mobile vehicles and …
GUWAHATI, Sept 23 – Incessant rains are to be blamed for the present flood situation in the State. The present flood situation has no connection with release of stored water by China in the upstream of the rivers that have originated within the Chinese territory. This was the assertion made …
GUWAHATI, Sept 23 – Two more districts have been affected by the current wave of floods raising the number of flood-hit districts to 16 and that of the flood-hit revenue circles to 55. Over 10 lakh people in 1,604 villages are reeling under floodwaters. According to the official flood bulletin …
GUWAHATI: The flood situation in the State has deteriorated on Sunday with 15 districts reeling under its impact. More than 8 lakh people have been affected in the current wave of floods. Sources said seven people have died in floods in Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Chabua during the past one week. …
DHEMAJI, Sept 16 – The flood situation in Dhemaji remained grim with the Jiadhal and other tributaries flowing above the danger marks with incessant rainfall for the last six days at the upper reaches of neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. The surging waters of the river Jiadhal have breached embankment near Kekuri …
Lakhimpur: Flash floods in upper Assam’s Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts have affected over 2.5 lakh people with the swollen rivers inundating more than 100 villages following incessant rains during the last two days. Official sources today said rain-fed rivers Chamaong, Gainadi, Ziadhol, Kumotia and Lali had overrun their banks flooding …
Guwahati, Aug. 27: The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) today assured the KMSS that it would take up with the power ministry the demand for stopping work on the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project till discussions about its ramifications reached a logical conclusion. The project, being implemented by the NHPC …
GUWAHATI, Aug 26 – The water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries maintained a rising trend today with five districts of Assam reeling under the third wave of floods, reports PTI. Heavy and incessant rainfall in the catchment areas during the last few days has led the water level …
