Guwahati/IBNS: Sokina Khatun and her six-member family are now totally helpless after the Brahmaputra river erosion wiped out their homes and lands in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district . “The Brahmaputra river has totally wiped out our home and lands. We are now homeless. We don’t know where we will go,” Sokina Khatun said.
Centre approves another bridge over Brahmaputra river connecting Palashbari and Sualkuchi in Assam
Guwahati/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who was on a one-day tour to Assam, announced her ministry’s approval for a new over bridge over the Brahmaputra river connecting Palashbari on the South bank with Sualkuchi on the North bank involving a financial outlay of Rs 3094 crore.
Assam boat accident: Police arrest six persons, detain three others
Guwahati/IBNS: Police have arrested six persons and detained three others in connection with the boat capsize incident that took place in the Brahmaputra river at Neamatighat in Assam’s Jorhat district Sept 8.
Flood situation in Assam grim, over 2.25 lakh people of 15 districts affected
Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam has turned worse with more than 2.25 lakh people being affected in 15 districts in the state.
Assam: Boat capsizes in Brahmaputra river, two bodies recovered
Guwahati, Sept 5 (IBNS): At least two people, including a college girl, were killed and many other passengers are still missing after a country made boat carrying about 36 passengers capsized in Brahmaputra River in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Locals rescue woman from getting drowned in Brahmaputra river
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): Local people of Garigaon area under Jalukbari police station in Assam’s capital city Guwahati safely rescued a woman, who was getting drowned in the Brahmaputra river on Monday.
Centre mulls aerotropilsh in Assam, seeks 2000 acres land near Brahmaputra river
Guwahati, May 1 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Monday said that the Centre is planning to build an aerotropilsh in Assam which would bring huge benefits to the region in terms of civil aviation and air connectivity.