Guwahati: Accusing the BJP and Asom Gana Parishad of playing politics over flood and poaching of rhinos, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday announced that his government will bring out two white papers on flood relief and wildlife conservation to "expose" the opposition parties.
Speaking to reporters at the state secretariat in Guwahati, Gogoi said "the opposition parties always keep on saying that our government has failed on all fronts. I am ready to bring out white papers on any issue which will show what they did during their rule and what my government has done."
He said the white papers on 'Flood Relief' and 'Wildlife and Forest Conservation' would highlight the work done by the Congress government in Assam and the UPA government at the centre and also contain facts about initiatives taken by the previous AGP regime in the state and the NDA at the centre.
The Chief Minister, however, did not provide any time frame for the release of the two white papers. The state government is, meanwhile, scheduled to release a white paper on the issue of illegal immigration on October 7....
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07:09 PM, Sep 30, 2012
New Delhi: With floods leaving 12 dead and lakhs homeless in Assam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday enquired about the situation from the state government and assured it of all help in rescue and relief measures. The Prime Minister called Assam's Disaster Management Minister Prithvi Majhi to enquire about the situation in the state, the Prime Minister's Office said. He "expressed concern" over the flood situation in Assam and...
09:11 AM, Sep 26, 2012
As many as 700 villages of Assam are under water as the floods have affected at least seven lakh people. ...
10:33 PM, Sep 24, 2012
New Delhi: Nearly 21 people were killed in Sikkim, three in Arunachal Pradesh and more than 7 lakh people affected in Assam after days of incessant rainfall triggered landslides and flash floods in the region on Sunday. In Assam, 13 districts are said to be affected, the worst-hit being Tinsukhia. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark and the Kaziranga and Dibru-Saikhowa national parks are under water. Nearly 60...
09:41 AM, Sep 23, 2012
New Delhi: Assam is submerged yet again, the fourth time this monsoon. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark and more than seven lakh people are said to be affected in the heavy and incessant rainfall over the past few days. The districts of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Nagaon, Kamrup and Barpeta remain the worst hit. Sources say that amongst the freshly inundated areas are the Majuli island and the...
07:12 AM, Sep 23, 2012
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam on Monday turned grim with the water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries rising in five districts following incessant rainfall in the catchment areas. Over one lakh people have been affected by the third wave of floods in the five districts of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Golaghat, Sonitpur and Kamrup, official sources said. Vast areas of human habitation and crop land have been inundated by...
06:51 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Guwahati: There is no end to the fight for survival due to the floods in Assam where over 75 people have died so far. An RTI query has now revealed that Rs 11,000 crore has been allocated for flood relief since 2005 and the Assam Human Rights Commission will now investigate the money misuse. Everybody loves a good flood. That cliche has become a truism, yet again, with crores being...
08:48 AM, Jul 23, 2012
Pazarbhanga (Assam): The annual monsoon has claimed 109 lives since rains started in June and left at least 400,000 people homeless in Assam, in a tragedy experts say was made worse by corruption and poor management of the Brahmaputra River. A senior member of the Assam Human Rights Commission, a government body, told Reuters it suspects millions of dollars meant for flood control have been siphoned off by state water...
07:34 AM, Jul 17, 2012
Pazarbhanga: India's annual monsoon has claimed 109 lives since rains started in June and left at least 400,000 people homeless in Assam, in a tragedy experts say was made worse by corruption and poor management of the Brahmaputra River. According to a senior member of the Assam Human Rights Commission, a government body, millions of dollars meant for flood control have been siphoned off by state water department officials in...
06:25 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Agartala/Silchar: Surface links between the northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram as also southern Assam and the rest of India have worsened since Sunday with massive landslides blocking a crucial national highway, and the rail services snapped three weeks ago yet to be restored, officials said. Tracks damaged three weeks ago by landslides caused by heavy rains are yet to be restored, and "it is uncertain when the railway...
06:22 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam was grim with vast tracts of land in both Brahmaputra and Barak valleys remaining submerged even as the death toll climbed to 125. An estimated 24 lakh people have been affected in the worst-ever flood in recent years causing large-scale devastation in 4,540 villages with more than 9.35 lakh hectares of land completely inundated, official sources said. While the water level of rivers in...
03:42 PM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Environment Ministry swung into action and decided to send a special team to the Kaziranga National Park in Assam after CNN-IBN highlighted how the animals at the park were fast dying due to floods and poaching. The floods and poaching have resulted in death of over 500 animals in the national reserve. The ministry will also be sending an official from the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Assam...
07:13 AM, Jul 10, 2012
Kaziranga National Park: The Assam floods may have ravaged the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), with almost 500 animals losing their lives. However, a report suggests that not all of them were victims of the deluge. Park officers say that when floods come, animals usually move to the higher ground, often treading on highways where poachers easily kill them off. Reports say that so far, poachers have managed to kill and...
08:59 AM, Jul 09, 2012
The flood has left a trail of unprecedented destruction, killing 559 animals, including 14 rhinos. ...
09:45 PM, Jul 07, 2012
New Delhi: A Congress councillor was arrested on Friday night in connection with the Akhil Gogoi assault case. Reports allege the person arrested is Councillor Tapan Barman. Gogoi, an RTI activist and a Team Anna member, was attacked by suspected Youth Congress members on Friday in Assam's Nalbari district. Gogoi had gone to the Dharmapur area to take stock of the flood situation, when he was allegedly attacked with sticks...
11:16 AM, Jul 07, 2012
Assam: Assam has experienced the worst floods in several years as 27 of its 28 districts are inundated. Lakhs of people have been displaced and even animals at the Kaziranga National Park aren't spared. At the Kaziranga National Park it has become a struggle of survival. The rhinoceros and other animals that the park is famous for are struggling in the face of incessant rain and flooding. Much of the...
06:24 AM, Jul 07, 2012
Golaghat: Over 540 animals, including 13 rhinos, have perished in the world-famed Kaziranga National Park in Assam during the current wave of floods, perhaps the worst-ever to hit the Park in recent history. Hog deer are the worst hit with 465 of them succumbing to the flood waters which has inundated nearly 80 per cent of the Park's area. According to the latest official update, the other casualties include 10...
02:59 PM, Jul 06, 2012
New Delhi: Expressing concern over the flood situation in Assam and the North-East, the BJP on Wednesday said the relief package of Rs 500 crore announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was meagre and demanded that the government declare the problem as a 'national calamity'. "Of the 27 districts in Assam, 23 are affected by floods. 20 Lakh people have been displaced, crops destroyed, fields filled with sand (making them...
08:14 PM, Jul 04, 2012
