Emirates Plane Flies For 13 Hours, Lands At The Same Place It Took Off From

This was because of severe flooding at Auckland Airport which resulted in the closing down of the airport over the weekend

Flood scenario continues to be serious in parts of Assam

The Dhansiri river has inundated large parts of the area with about 40 thousand hectares of farmland already inundated.

Rain damaged Halflong-Lanka road restored

With the restoration of the arterial Haflong-Lanka road, people solely dependent on this road have expressed a great sigh of relief and have appreciated the efforts made by the North Cachar Autonomous Hills Council to restore it with utmost urgency.
 The Haflong-Lanka road is the life line for the people living in hundreds of villages […]

Assam Flood’s devastating trail

In such a scenario, farmers are appealing to the government to provide them with financial assistance to make ends meet.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, several parts of Assam reel under heavy floods

The flood scenario in Assam continues to be grim with water level in Brahmaputra rising by the hour. Several parts of the state are reeling under heavy floods, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis. From Goalpara to Kamrup (R), several districts in the state are at the receiving end. The overflowing waters of the Jinjiram […]

30,700 people of five Assam districts affected by flood

Over 30,700 people in five districts of Assam were affected by flood that displaced nearly 9,000 people in Goalpara district and damaged standing crops, according to an official report said on Monday. A total of 127 villages in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Darrang and Goalpara districts were submerged while 579 hectares of crop area is now […]

Flash flood claims one life in Guwahati

A short spell of shower submerged most parts of Guwahati on Thursday afternoon triggering flash floods and has claimed a child’s life when his bicycle was swept away by floodwaters. The body of the drowned child, who is yet to be identified, was recovered from the Bahini River in the city. An SDRF team launched a rescue operation […]

China gives India satellite data on flood-hit regions on ISRO request

India has requested China to supply it with satellite data on floods in India to assist it in flood relief efforts. China’s India ambassador Sun Weidon tweeted on Friday that on ISRO’s request for international disaster relief, China has provided India with satellite data on India’s flood hit regions to assist its flood relief efforts. […]

11 cases of Japanese Encephalitis detected in Arunachal Pradesh

While on one hand the region is battling one of the worst flood scenario it has seen over the years, on the other hand Japanese Encephalitis (JE) continues to add to the woes. As many as 11 cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been detected in Arunachal Pradesh. While, 5 cases have been reported from East […]