Centre commits Rs 1,126 crore to improve waterways in NortheastThe amount is being invested in five projects on the rivers Brahmaputra (NW 2), Barak (NW 16), Dhansiri (NW 31) and Kopili (NW 57) to lever...
26 Jul, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
Assam flood situation remains grim with rivers flowing above red markAs per an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report, till Saturday 37,535 people in 10 districts of the state have been affe...
18 Jun, 2023, 11.24 AM IST
Flood, landslides claim 71 lives so far in Assam, 33 districts affectedAbout 42,28,157 people were impacted, out of which 1,86,424 people are taking shelter in 744 relief camps. Relief materials were also distr...
20 Jun, 2022, 03.18 PM IST
Assam: Boat carrying flood-affected people capsizes; three children missingIn Sonitpur district, a person was reported missing when the boat in which four people were travelling capsized on Friday. Three of them we...
18 Jun, 2022, 11.00 AM IST
Assam floods: Three dead, nearly 25,000 people affectedAccording to the flood reports of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), till May 14, a total of 24,681 people in 94 villages i...
15 May, 2022, 11.51 AM IST
Power generation as integral to economy as blood donation to saving lives, says SitharamanSitharaman gave assurance that the Union government "will procure more funds from abroad, if necessary, by giving its guarantee" for the su...
07 Oct, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
OIL makes hydrocarbon discovery at well Dinjan-1 in Tinsukia Petroleum Mining LeaseThis discovery will open up new areas for further oil & gas exploration in Assam and would help in enhancing the gas production with future...
13 Nov, 2020, 02.06 PM IST
Set to execute Lower Kopili hydro-electric project in Assam: Larsen & ToubroThe project involves engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of project infrastructure, civil and hydro-mechanical works.
14 Aug, 2020, 06.23 PM IST
PM Modi constitutes North East Water Management Authority as a solution for flood and erosion: Assam CMTerming it the first such endeavour to find out permanent solution of flood under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam chi...
01 Jun, 2020, 10.04 PM IST
- Inquiry ordered into Kopili hydro power project pipeline rapture
The high-powered team will also have MP Haren Sing Bay, MLA BB Hagjer, Dr. Nomal Momin, Chief Executive Member of Dima Haso Autonomous Coun...
11 Oct, 2019, 09.26 PM IST
Congress blames centre for not releasing money for upkeep of NEEPCO's power plant in AssamOn October 7 last public sector utility, North East Electric & Power Corporation Limited's (NEEPCO) kopili hydro power project faced a prob...
09 Oct, 2019, 06.15 PM IST
Sarbananda Sonowal asks state Power department to formulate solar power policy for AssamSonowal also took note of the progress of different on-going projects like Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project, Margherita Thermal Power and...
27 Oct, 2017, 07.37 PM IST
Power Grid Corporation of India awards Sterling and Wilson a Rs 250 crore projectSpeaking on the project Avinash Pandit, president at Sterling and Wilson said, “This scheme will strengthen the capacity of distribution of...
16 Nov, 2016, 05.42 PM IST
Flood situation in Assam remains grimsituation in Assam remained unchanged in deluge-hit Dhemaji, Goalpara, Nagaon districts though waters have receded from Kamrup rural distri...
03 Oct, 2014, 06.50 PM IST
- Large number of fish die in three rivers in Assam
A large number of fish were reported dead due to water pollution of three major rivers — Kolong, Kopili and Kiling — in Morigaon district, ...
30 Jun, 2014, 02.05 PM IST
Comptroller and Auditor General of India raps Meghalaya government for not controlling acid mine drainageThe acid mine drainage is the outflow of acidic water from coal mines, coal stocks and coal handling facilities which resulted in acidifica...
17 Jun, 2014, 06.52 PM IST
Tarun Gogoi orders Assam Power Distribution Company Limited to meet shortfall of powerTarun Gogoi today reviewed the prevailing power situation and directed the APDCL to take immediate steps to meet the shortfall of power.
21 Apr, 2014, 11.15 PM IST