Till Sunday, more than 12.97 lakh people have been hit by the deluge across 24 districts of the state.
July 14, 2020The state has reported 15,536 cases of infections including 35 deaths till Sunday according to the ministry of health data.
July 12, 2020Two more persons on Saturday lost their lives in the flood which has affected 10.75 lakh people in 18 districts of Assam, a government report said. One person died in Morigaon and another in Tinsukia district, taking the number of deaths to 61 across the state, of which 37 people were killed in the flood …
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July 5, 2020Barpeta is the worst-hit district followed by South Salmara and Nalbari. Crop land totalling 75,700 hectares have been damaged across the state.
July 1, 2020The company said all the rivers in and around Baghjan are rising rapidly, while the Dangori river is overflowing and has submerged the pumps installed for extinguishing the fire at the mouth of the well.
June 28, 2020The authorities are running 49 relief camps and distribution centres in five districts, where 11,468 people have taken shelter.
June 26, 2020A meeting was held between Tinsukia district administration, OIL representatives and Baghjan Gaon Milanjyoti Yuva Sangha, a local organisation, on Saturday to sort out the issues related to the blockade of the oil and gas wells across the district.
June 22, 2020Though the fire in the periphery of the well has been extinguished, the company has declared an area up to 1.5 km of radius as 'red zone' to avoid any accident.
June 15, 2020Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, said a model and a veterinary hospital, a higher secondary school and a skill development centre will be set up in Baghjan.
June 14, 2020Two firefighters lost their lives while dousing the massive fire which broke out on Tuesday afternoon.
June 11, 2020A major blowout happened at the oil well, next to the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, following which gas started flowing out uncontrollably.
June 9, 2020Sources say the government plans to provide work to the workers under the rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA within seven days of the end of the quarantine period.
May 19, 2020Of the 95 cases in Assam, 50 are active and 41 persons have recovered while two have died and two have migrated.
May 17, 2020One person was electrocuted in flood waters in Guwahati on Thursday, following which Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ordered the release of Rs 6.5 lakh for the bereaved family. The Chief Minister reviewed the flood situation in the city at the Brahmaputra State Guest House here with officials of the district administration and Power Department …
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June 22, 2017