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Assam flood-erosion: Over 200 families in Barpeta district rendered homele
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Barpeta (Assam) [India], July 3 (ANI): More than 200 families in the Kachumara area under the Chenga assembly constituency in Assam's Barpeta district have been forced to move to other safer places after the mighty Brahmaputra river wiped out their homes, lands.
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Indian Army launches flood relief operations in Assam
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 18 (ANI): Indian Army's Gajraj Corps has launched flood-relief operations in coordination with the civil administration in Assam from Thursday.
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Assam floods: 4 dead in last 24 hours; Manas, Brahmaputra rivers flowing a
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 17 (ANI): As many as four people died in the last 24 hours in Assam due to the flood which has affected 11.09 lakh people in 25 districts of the state.
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Assam Chief Secretary reviews floods, landslide situation in state; more t
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 17 (ANI): A review meeting was held at Chief Secretary's Conference Hall in Guwahati on Tuesday for taking stock of the current situation in Dima Hasao, Hojai, Cachar and other Barak Valley districts in the state affected due to severe floods and landslides s
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Assam flood: Over 2 lakh people affected in 24 districts of state
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], May 17 (ANI): The flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim amid heavy downpour on Tuesday affecting 2,02,385 people in 24 districts of the state.
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Assam floods: All stranded passengers at Ditokchera station evacuated
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 16 (ANI): All stranded passengers at Ditokchera station have been rescued, informed Northeast Frontier Railway on Monday.
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Assam: Floods, landslides affect 1.97 lakh people across 20 districts
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Cachar (Assam) [India], May 16 (ANI): Incessant rains have triggered floods and landslides in Assam. Nearly 1.97 lakh people in 20 districts of the state have been affected by the current spell of floods.
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Assam CM flags off two catamaran ships to oil the wheels of river tourism
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 13 (ANI): In a major boost to river tourism in the Brahmaputra river, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday flagged off two state-of-art steel-built catamaran ships.
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Assam: Boat carrying rice bags sinks in Brahmaputra River in Barpeta
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Barpeta (Assam) [India], April 13 (ANI): A boat carrying rice bags sank in the Brahmaputra river in Assam's Barpeta district on Tuesday evening.
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Upstream diversion has negligible impact on Brahmaputra River: Board Chair
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 12 (ANI): Brahmaputra Board Chairman Rajiv Yadav on Monday said that the upstream diversion of water flow of the Brahmaputra river will have a negligible impact on the river's total discharge as more than 60 per cent of the water source is in India.
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Motor Vessel Ram Prasad Bismil becomes longest vessel ever to sail on Bra
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has achieved a landmark when the motor vessel (MV) Ram Prasad Bismil became the longest vessel ever to sail on the Brahmaputra river on Tuesday.
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Tibetan govt-in-exile president raises concern over construction of dams o
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 27 (ANI): Penpa Tsering, President of the Tibetan government-in-exile, has raised concern regarding the building of a dam on the Brahmaputra River by China and believes that the mega project can have serious implications on lower riparian coun
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