The festival aims to honour and protect the diverse bird species in Kaziranga National Park. The festival invites bird lovers, nature enthusiasts, college students, and civil society to participate.
In a significant move to encourage road safety measures and strengthen enforcement in the state, Assam Minister of Transport, Parimal Suklabaidya handed over 10 state-of-the-art traffic interceptor vehicles and 150 breath analyzers to the Assam Police.
The Majuli police conducted a field gear distribution program on December 11 to make Village Defence Party (VDP) members feel comfortable while carrying out their responsibilities towards biodiversity conservation, SP Majuli said on Friday.
The three-day visit of dignitaries from France and South Africa to Assam, under the Indo-Pacific Park and Biodiversity Partnership, was concluded on Friday at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.
The tour was flagged off by Brigadier Vikram Guleria, Commander Agartala Sector Assam Rifles, wherein 36 students along with three teachers and three persons of Assam Rifles started their journey to Kaziranga National Park.
Notably, Bhutan King began his 8-day India-visit from Assam on Friday. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma received the Bhutan Royal at the Guwahati airport.
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk, who is on a visit to India, embarked on a thrilling jungle safari at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Saturday.
Guwahati already has a bridge over Brahmaputra, and this new bridge, being constructed a few kilometres away, will provide alternate access to people coming to the state's capital city.
This under-construction bridge will drastically reduce the distance between Guwahati city with AIIMS and
Assam's Minister of Environment and Forest Chandra Mohan Patowary and Assam's Minister of Agriculture Atul Bora along with other senior officials, received him.
Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve under the jurisdiction of Eastern Assam Wildlife Division has been opened for tourists for the season 2023-24 from Sunday.