Flood situation still critical in Lakhimpur
The flood situation is still in a critical condition as the water of Ranganadi is flowing through the breached portions of its embankment in Bogoleejan, Jainpur and Aamtola. The worst affected areas
Dhemaji (D)
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BJP calls for halt to work on Subansiri dam
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today staged a massive protest meeting at Gerukamukh demanding a halt to construction of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project at Gerukamukh. The protest meeting which was attended by several State-level leaders of BJP, besides the former president of the party Rajnath Singh, was participated by more than seven thousand people coming from different parts of
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KMSS to make mega dams a poll issue
The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti today raised the mega dam issue of Lower Subansiri Hydro-electric plant in Gerukamukh by saying that political parties supporting the construction of mega dams in Assam would be voted out in the ensuing state Assembly polls early next year.
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Floods damage Poba Reserve Forest
The recent flash floods in Jonai subdivision in Dhemaji district have caused extensive damage to the Poba Reserve Forest at its different portions, where several hundred hectares of plantation including two nurseries were washed away. The floods also created havoc in the nearby villages and caused extensive damage of lives and household properties in the nearby villages.
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Dhemaji people hint at stronger protest over dam issue
Dhemaji, Sept 26: The people of Dhemaji district are likely to launch stronger protest against mega dam construction at Lower Subansiri, Gerukamukh in the first week of October.
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Govt keen on improving agricultural yield: Pramila
GUWAHATI, Sept 21
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Dispur slams AGP on dams - Inconsistent slur on Opposition stand
Guwahati/Dibrugarh, Sept.
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Floods hit over 45,000 in Morigaon
MORIGAON, Sept 2
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Thousands join AGP rally against mega dam
GERUKAMUKH (Dhemaji), Sept 2: Thousands of people, including AGP president Chandra Mohan Patowary and former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, today took part in a procession organized by the AGP in protest against the mega dam being constructed by the NHPC at the site of the Lower Subansiri hydroelectric power project at Gerukamukh in Dhemaji district. The protesters staged a demonstratio
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Flood situation in Upper Assam grim
 LAKHIMPUR, Aug 23
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Halt mega dam plans in Arunachal: Assam panel
Sushanta Talukdar Such projects in upper reaches of Arunachal rivers may hit areas downstream in Assam