Talking to The Sentinel, Das said, “The dam in Kurisu river in Bhutan constructed for power production is a threat to Lower Assam, especially the districts of Baksa, Barpeta and Chirang. Water released from the dam gushes down the plains of Assam and causes floods in Lower Assam. Every year lives are lost and thousands of hectares of arable land  destoyed. Soil erosion has also emerged as a major problem in these areas. Hence the Assam Government should mount pressure on the Centre to hold talks with the Bhutan government in this regard. Also, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi should bring up this issue when he visits Bhutan.”

BARAMA, July 3

MUSHALPUR, June 15

MUSHALPUR, March 6

RANGIA, Dec 12: Bhairabeswari Debalaya, an ancient Hindu shrine, and its surroundings at Gurmow village under Goreswar Revenue Circle in Baksa district have the potentialities to boost the tourism sector in the State. Remnants of the ruined temple found scattered at the site reveal that there was a sacrad stone and the entire structure of the temple had been demolished by natural calamities.

KOKRAJHAR, June 28

The Assam Power Projects Development Company Pvt Ltd (APPDCL), a joint venture company on Tuesday signed two small hydro power implementation agreements with two companies. The projects are to be implemented under the public private partnership (PPP) mode and commissioned by April 2012.

BARPETA, Jan 28: Chouki, a small but beautiful place situated along the Indo-Bhutan border in Baksa district, has grown into a tourist spot nowadays. Thanks to the efforts of Manah Chouki Khongkha Eco-Tourism Society, an NGO, in turning the place to a tourist hot spot. Chouki was earlier infested by various militant groups.

GORESWAR

The erosion by Beki river has been creating devastation in some parts of Barpeta and Baksa districts for the last few years.

Severe erosion since 2004 has targeted the Barpeta Dairy Farm, among others, and almost 800 bighas of land out of 1800 bighas of land of the farm have been lost to the river till now.