GUWAHATI: The Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha has expressed alarm at the fact that the indigenous people of Assam are slowly losing their land rights.

Assam Sanmilita Manasangha working president Matiur Rahman said, “It is the responsibility of the State Government to protect the land rights of the sons of the soil. But unfortunately, this government appears to ignore the issue of protection of the land rights of the indigenous people.

Members of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) today held a rally and took out a procession at Tezpur in support of their demand for land settlement rights to the indigenous landless people, repeal of the land swap deed signed by the Indian Government with the Government of Bangladesh and a halt to the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP) construction activities.

TEZPUR, July 25 – After inundation of a large area in greater Panchmile area by flash floods followingt incessant rains during the last one week, both flood and erosion have posed a serious problem to the residents of the greater area.

TEZPUR/DHEMAJI, July 5

Even as the Union Government mulls over a response to Chinese plans to divert or dam the Brahmaputra, some experts are raising concerns over a range of issues, which include a depletion of ground water in the entire valley of the river.

It is feared that if the Brahmaputra is diverted or further dammed in its course in Tibet, both the lean and peak season flow will be affected in the downstream

As part of the agitational programme of AASU against the Government and NHPC authority

Opposition members in the State Assembly today bemoaned the poor quality of roads and stressed the need for proper monitoring of the road projects for ensuring quality and bringing in accountability for tardy implementation.

Participating in the debate on demands for grants, the Opposition rued that poor road connectivity was a major factor retarding the State

Most of the interior areas of Sonitpur district, which have been identified as endemic to malaria and diarrhoea, have been provided with the 108 (Mrityunjoy) services for which people of these interior areas have benefited a great deal.

With speeding vehicles killing 55 wild animals on an average each year, the Assam PWD is undertaking a feasibility study for diverting traffic from the 100 km stretch of the NH-37 which passes through the Kaziranga National Park, reports PTI.