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West Bengal in talks with Jharkhand, Bihar on project to stop Ganga-Padma erosionThe West Bengal government is planning a project with Jharkhand and Bihar. This aims to stop the Ganga-Padma erosion. Mamata Banerjee's app...
Bengal draws a plan to stop Ganga erosion in Malda and MurshidabadAfter visiting the erosion-hit areas in Malda today, the West Bengal Chief Minister distributed land deeds to 80 people, who have lost thei...
ED, CBI won't help BJP get votes: Mamata BanerjeeAddressing a government programme in Samsherganj in Murshidabad district, the Trinamool Congress supremo called upon all opposition parties...
BJP misleading Matuas on CAA issue: Mamata Banerjee“The Matua community in the state have every right as the citizens of the country, including voting rights and all other rights, access to ...
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Narendra Modi over Ganga erosionShe also urged PM’s intervention to see Farakka Barrage extend its jurisdiction to maintain anti-erosion work and help avoid frequent flood...
Army of ex-servicemen to protect Ganga, patrol ghatsThe Indian Army is raising a battalion of 532 ex-servicemen named ‘Ganga Task Force’, including nine officers and 29 JCOs
Sarbananda Sonowal seeks Centre’s help for repair of embankment in AssamIn a crucial meeting with the Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balya...
31 villages hit by flood in Malda, 100 houses lost in erosionThe river breached a two km stretch of an embankment and took just an hour to destroy the area in which those houses were standing.
- GIS, NIH experts to assess the threat to Ganga ghats in Varanasi
Proposal to revamp Brahmaputra Board under consideration: Govt to Rajya SabhaMinister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat said the bill has been circulated to the states in the northeast region for their view...
Tarun Gogoi urges Govt to constitute Brahmaputra Valley AuthorityGogoi has urged Uma Bharti to expedite the constitution of the Brahmaputra River Valley Authority and delegate more powers to it for tackli...
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi urges government to constitute Brahmaputra Valley AuthorityGogoi urged Bharti to sanction the flood management schemes submitted by the state government and to make it 90:10 funding.
Expert discusses new approaches to deal with flood and erosion problem of AssamApproach towards managing floods and erosion in Brahmaputra was discussed among representatives of the Ministry of Water Resources, Governm...
- Flood control steps in North Bengal, NE not enough
After a long dry phase, the monsoon has brought back the smile on agri-based North Bengal and the North East (NE).
- Sixty thousand people affected by Malda flood
Sixty thousand people living in the unprotected area between the river bank and the dyke have been hit by floods in Malda district of West ...
- Centre sanctions Rs 8000 cr for flood management
With floods wreaking havoc every year across the country, the Centre has approved Rs 8,000 crore for flood management during the 11th Plan ...
- Centre okays Rs 8,000 cr package for flood-affected states
The Union Government on Friday approved in principle, a Rs 8,000 crore package for flood control programmes that includes pending schemes i...