The Tarun Gogoi government has not in any way handled the problem of erosion and the issue of rehabilitation of those rendered homeless by erosion with the required sincerity, despite being in power for three consecutive terms, something not seen earlier in Assam’s political history.
Part-I
Mousamjyoti Baishya
GUWAHATI, Dec 6: It was in the 1950s that the problem of erosion, which all this whil...
Though overall flood situation in Dhemaji district improved today with cessation of rain-related activities, scarcity of essential items has started creating problems for the people of Jonai subdivision as the road link at Gainadi portion is still snapped.
Jonai subdivision and parts of Arunachal Pradesh is still cut off from the rest of the country after the second wave of floods breached the po...
The floodwaters of the Jiadhal and Gai River have inundated 24 villages for the second time, since August 15, today. The fresh flood has affected around 13,000 people of these villages. Dhemaji District Disaster Management Authority (DDDMA) sources attribute this development to the rains that is occurring over the district since yesterday.
The road connectivity to the Sisibargaon and Jonai Revenu...
Oil major Oil India Limited (OIL) has contributed Rs 50 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in aid of flood-affected people of the State, a press release said.
A cheque of the amount was formally handed over to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi by NM Borah, chairman and managing director of OIL at Gogoi’s official residence in the city on Thursday. The Chief Minister lauded OIL’s humanitarian gestu...
Though there seemed to be some improvement in the overall flood situation of the State, several rivers are still flowing above the danger level. A vast area of Dhemaji district is still cut off by road for the fifth day today.
Meanwhile, according to a cumulative account, the floods this year have affected in the State a total population of 9, 11,080 belonging to 3,232 families.
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