Brahmaputra

Brahmaputra A Manifestation Of Assam's Diversity, Peaceful Coexistence: PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 19, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted the inseparable links of the Brahmaputra with Assam's life, livelihood and culture and said it is not just a river but the manifestation of the state's ethnic diversity and harmonious coexistence.

Assam's Development Our Priority, Correcting Historical Mistake: PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 19, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Thursday he is correcting the "historical mistake" committed by governments since Independence of neglecting Assam, as he gifted a bouquet of development projects worth about Rs 10,000 crore to the state ahead of the assembly polls.

Will Be Encroachment On Rights: India On Chinese Project On Brahmaputra

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 20, 2021

The government on Wednesday said any attempt by China to set up a hydropower station on the Brahmaputra river will act as an encroachment on the entitled rights of lower riparian states like India and Bangladesh and adversely affect the availability of water in its basin during the lean season.

"We Monitor All Developments": India On Chinese Project On Brahmaputra

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 3, 2020

Amid reports that China plans to build a dam on the Brahmaputra, India on Thursday said it "carefully monitors" all developments relating to the river, and that it intends to remain engaged with China on the issue of trans-border rivers to safeguard its interests.

China To Assess Downstream Impact Before Brahmaputra Dam Construction

World News | Reuters | Thursday December 3, 2020

China will take into consideration the interest of other countries before firming up any plan to develop a dam on the Yarlung Tsangbo river, which flows into India and Bangladesh, a Chinese official in New Delhi said on Wednesday.

China To Build Major Dam On Brahmaputra That Could Impact India: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 30, 2020

China will build a major hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet and a proposal for this has been clearly put forward in the 14th Five-Year Plan to be implemented from next year, the official media on Sunday quoted the head of a Chinese company tasked to build the dam as saying.

Larsen & Toubro Bags Contract To Build India's Longest River Bridge

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad | Wednesday November 25, 2020

The road bridge will be19-km long, to be built along the NH 127-B, across the Brahmaputra river will connect Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya.

Heavy Rain In Assam, State Faces Third Wave Of Floods This Year

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday September 28, 2020

With heavy rain for the last few days ,Assam is experiencing its third wave of flood this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

India's Longest River Ropeway Over Brahmaputra Opens In Guwahati

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday August 24, 2020

The country's longest river ropeway, connecting the north and south banks of the Brahmaputra river, was inaugurated on Monday in Guwahati, after a series of stops and starts since 2006. The 2 km ropeway is being considered as an engineering marvel as this is for the first time that the ropeway towers were made deep inside the bed of a major river i...

Brahmaputra Dredging, Embankments' Repair Top Assam's Flood Fight List

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday August 3, 2020

With the floodwaters in Assam receding, the state government has decided to prioritise the mending of the breached embankments and fast-tracking land rehabilitation for those who have lost their lands to flood and erosion.

After Floods, Parts Of Assam Battle Massive Riverbank Erosion

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday August 1, 2020

The Brahmaputra river has turned 51-year-old Prafulla Saharia into a refugee. In 2007, it eroded his village Malhu, his home and 70 bighas of farm land. Since then, erosion forced him to move home thrice. The daily wage labourer now fears village Lengeribori, where is now staying, will be gobbled up by the swollen Brahmaputra any day.

Assam COVID Warriors Also Multitask As Flood Relief Workers Amid Crisis

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday July 18, 2020

Gautam Das and family are camping on this Brahmaputra river embankment for a week, ever since their village at Palashbari got flooded. The waters have receded now. But this 45-year-old wage labourer laments that the government relief has come late to his village that is just 30 km away from capital Guwahati.

Stranded On Sliver Of High Ground: Scenes In Flood-Hit Assam

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday July 17, 2020

Rains flood this area every year. This year, floods first came in June but the water receded, and then came this week's deluge. Volumes of water from the swelling Bramhaputra is flowing into the Beki on whose floodplains rests Barpeta's Kalgachia village, leading to unprecedented inundation. The only things visible other than water are submerged hu...

Assam Flood Situation Worsens; 44 Dead, Over 13 Lakh Affected

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday July 13, 2020

Assam floods 2020: Over 2,000 villages in 24 districts of the state have been inundated.Dhemaji in upper Assam and Barpeta in lower Assam are the worst-hit. In Arunachal Pradesh, low-lying areas of Pasighat and Namsai are under water. Over 70 per cent of the Kaziranga Nationak Park is also flooded.

Severe Flood Warning Issued For Assam, Arunachal As Heavy Rain Continues

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday July 12, 2020

A severe flood warning was issued for Assam and Arunachal Pradesh today after the water in the Brahmaputra river started flowing above danger mark and heavy rainfall continued in the state for the third day.