-TheWire.in More than a month after this incident, Assam’s chief minister called the flooding in Silchar a “man-made” disaster. Several media outlets then added an anti-Muslim spin. While reporting on the Assam floods in June, the Indian Express stated that Silchar – southern Assam’s biggest town and the gateway to the three districts on the bank of the Barak river – had submerged in water unlike “ever before in its history.” By...
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‘A breach was made, no communal angle’ — what Assam probe into Cachar floods has revealed so far -Angana Chakrabarti
-ThePrint.in On 19 June, Silchar town — the district headquarters of Cachar district — was inundated as water from the Barak river entered the town. Guwahati: Police in Assam have ruled out a communal angle in the Barak embankment breach, which led to floods in the Cachar district, and urged people and the media to refrain from spreading rumours. “There is no communal angle in this event. My appeal to various social media...
More »Regulating Urban Trees in India: Issues and Challenges -Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon (2022)
-Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Delhi The report Regulating Urban Trees in India: Issues and Challenges by Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon (published in July, 2022), highlights the scope and functions of a dozen tree laws implemented in different states in India. The implementation of these laws has come to public focus in recent years due to the growing number of cases of large-scale tree felling in Indian cities. The government use of mechanisms...
More »Greening of barren lands – the traditional way -Basant Yadav, Nitesh Patidar, Anupma Sharma, Niranjan Panigrahi, Rakesh K Sharma, V. Loganathan, Gopal Krishan, Jaswant Singh, Suraj Kumar and Alison Parker
-IndiawaterPortal.org The Chauka system, the traditional water harvesting system of Rajasthan can not only provide a sustainable way to manage water resources in water stressed regions, but also support livelihoods through development of pastures. Over 55 percent of India’s population relies on groundwater for irrigation, water for cattle, domestic consumption, and industrial use making India the world’s greatest groundwater extractor, surpassing the USA and China combined. This paper titled 'Assessment of traditional rainwater...
More »Assam flood situation improves but 2 more die
-PTI/ The Telegraph Cachar is worst-hit district in Assam with 3,55,960 people still affected Guwahati: Two more people died on Sunday even as the flood situation in Assam considerably improved, as per an official bulletin. Both the deaths happened in Hailakandi district, taking the toll in this year's flood and landslides to 192, as per the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin. Still, 5,39,334 are suffering in the flood across 12 districts. Altogether...
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