Assam: Flood situation grim, affects NRC work
The three districts of Barak valley region — Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi — remained the worst affected with around 450 relief camps and relief distribution centres opened and around 1.6 lakh people
Barak Valley
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5 drown, toll hits 11 as flood affects 4.5 lakh in Assam
GUWAHATI/IMPHAL/AGARTALA: Five people drowned in the current spate of floods in Assam on Sunday, taking the death toll to 11 in the state since the first wave hit the state five days ago. Three persons
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Plea for utilization of Binnakandie water bodies
Binnakandie haor (big water body cum low lying area) is one of the biggest water-bodies in Barak Valley which falls under Binnakandie development block in the Lakhipur sub division of Cachar. It is surrounded
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Assam landslides claim eleven lives
Guwahati/Silchar/Karimganj: At least 11 persons, including five of a family, were killed and seven others injured on Wednesday in separate landslides in Assam’s Barak Valley districts of Karimganj and
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Massive landslide blocks Guwahati-Shillong highway
A massive landslide that occurred today evening at Umling, about 43 kms from Guwahati on National Highway 40 that connects the Assam capital with Shillong, has brought traffic to a standstill, leaving
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Landslides cut off Barak Valley, Tripura, Mizoram
Landslides on national highways in Meghalaya and Assam's Dima Hasao district have cut off the Barak Valley, Tripura and Mizoram for the last 30 hours. Reports said trees, boulders and mud came down
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Heavy pollution causing health–hazards
Pollution in and around the vast areas of Chittaranjan Avenue located in the south–east side of the town with heavy concentration of population is assuming serious proportion with no remedial measures
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Akhil Gogoi calls for protests against Tipaimukh Dam
SILCHAR: Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) has asked the people of Barak Valley to oppose the proposed multi-crore Tipaimukh hydroelectric project located at the confluence of the Barak and Tuivai rivers
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RGGVY dragging its feet in Barak Valley
An example of wayward implementation can be seen in rural areas, far or near. At some places, poles have been laid or erected and left abandoned. At other places, high voltage wires are lying in bundles
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Barak Valley hit by shut down of coal mining in Meghalaya
The shut–down of coal mining in Meghalaya has badly affected the working class people of Barak Valley. Along with them, the sufferers are businessmen, owners of truck and other public carriers with serious