-The Telegraph Tezpur (Assam): Rains in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and a rise in the water level of Solengi river has inundated at least 20 villages in Assam's Sonitpur district today. An embankment of the Solengi river at Borghuli village was breached, affecting the neighbouring villages. Road communication between Gohpur and Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, was also hit due to floodwaters. Ramen Bora, a resident of Kokila village, said the breach near...
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Flood fury in Assam submerges 80 more villages
-IANS Guwahati: Flooded rivers have submerged 80 more villages in Assam, taking the number of such villages to 300, and damaged roads and embankment in the state, officials said Monday. The 80 villages are located in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Chirang districts. As many as 11 districts are in the flood fury, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) told IANS. Officials said over 40,000 people have been affected. There has not been no...
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-The Times of India JORHAT: The surge in the water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries aggravated the flood situation in Dhemaji, Jorhat and Golaghat districts on Sunday. Dhemaji district administration opened five relief camps in the district and has even started distribution of relief material among flood victims. According to a Central Water Commission report, the water level of the Brahmaputra at Neematighat in Jorhat district was 87.73cm on Sunday...
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-PTI GUWAHATI: Flood situation in Assam worsened on Sunday with 43 more villages in three districts getting submerged, while water entered the Kaziranga National Park where an antelope was killed, officials said. About 65,000 people of 170 villages in seven districts - Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Karimganj and Lakhimpur - were affected. However, there was no report of any casualty. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), Brahmaputra and its...
More »Rise in global temperatures may impact monsoon, farm yields: Report
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: An expected 2°C rise in the world's average temperatures in the next decades will make India's monsoon highly unpredictable and by 2040, the country will witness a sharp reduction in crop yields due to extreme heat, a report commissioned by the World Bank cautioned on Wednesday. It said shifting rain patterns will leave some areas under water and others without enough water for power generation, irrigation or,...
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