CM Biren calls for review of Loktak project, removal of Ithai barrage NE floods: PM announces Rs 2,000 crore relief

GUWAHATI, Aug 1:In an attempt to find a permanent solution to the bi-annual flood problem in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 100 crore to fund a study on the course of the Brahmaputra river and its devastating effects. A high-powered t…

GUWAHATI, Aug 1:In an attempt to find a permanent solution to the bi-annual flood problem in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 100 crore to fund a study on the course of the Brahmaputra river and its devastating effects. A high-powered team comprising bureaucrats and technocrats will conduct the study.

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Death toll in NE floods 80

New Delhi, Jul 13: As many as 80 people have lost their lives in the floods that have hit 58 districts in the North East, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.
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New Delhi, Jul 13: As many as 80 people have lost their lives in the floods that have hit 58 districts in the North East, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.

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