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Pak Threatens "What If China Stops Brahmaputra Water", Himanta Sarma Responds
Himanta Sarma said that Pakistan, which has long benefited from the Indus Waters Treaty, is now "panicking" as India reclaims its rightful water sovereignty.
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Brahmaputra Water Level Rises After Heavy Rain In Assam, 3.5 Lakh People Affected
The water level of the Brahmaputra River has been rising following incessant rainfall in many parts of Assam and other neighbouring states in the past couple of days.
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6 Assam, Manipur Rivers Experience Severe Flooding, Many Districts At High Risk
Six rivers in Assam and Manipur, including Brahmaputra, and Barak, are experiencing severe flooding, putting numerous districts in the region at risk, the Central Water Commission has said.
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1 Dead, Over 4 Lakh Affected As Flood Situation Remains Grim In Assam
Assam's flood situation remained grim with over four lakh people affected and one fresh fatality reported as the water level in River Brahmaputra maintained a rising trend in several places on Thursday, according to an official bulletin.
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Brahmaputra's Water Level Rises In Assam Due To Incessant Heavy Rainfall
The water level of streams of the Brahmaputra rose in Assam's Dibrugarh on Monday due to incessant heavy rainfall causing waterlogging in several parts of the city.
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Assam Flood Situation Remains Grim, Over 55 Lakh People Affected
The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim with rising water levels of the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers inundating fresh areas in the state and impacting over 55 lakh people across 32 districts, officials said on Wednesday.
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31 Dead In Assam, Meghalaya Floods, 3,000 Villages Under Water
The flood situation in Assam and Meghalaya has deteriorated with rising water levels in major rivers and 31 people losing their lives, amid incessant rain triggering landslides in many places across the two states.
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Assam Boat Capsize: 9 Including Inland Water Transport Staffers Detained For Questioning
At least six employees of Assam's Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department have been arrested for allegedly not following safety norms which led to the capsizing of a boat carrying over 90 passengers in the Brahmaputra a few days ago, leaving two per
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Assam Flood Situation Improves As Brahmaputra Water Level Goes Down
Assam's flood situation improved considerably on Monday with the water level having gone down in river Brahmaputra and its major tributaries, even as one more fatality was reported from Morigaon district.
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Soon, Project To Divert Brahmaputra Water to Prevent Floods In Assam
As part of efforts to prevent annual floods in Assam, a pilot project to divert water from the Brahmaputra and its tributaries during the monsoon will be initiated soon, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.
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Annual Data Sharing By China On Brahmaputra, Sutlej Rivers Begins
China has started sharing hydrological data on Brahmaputra and Sutlej rivers, an annual exercise of giving information on these two water bodies to India, sources said on Tuesday.
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China's Plans For New Brahmaputra Dam Could Irk India: 10 Points
China's plan to start construction of a controversial hydropower project on the river Brahmaputra may become the new irritant in ties with India amid a pullback by both sides after nearly a year of a tense standoff in Ladakh. India fears that the Chinese project may disrupt downstream river flows, worsen water shortages and even cause flash floods....
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Will Be Encroachment On Rights: India On Chinese Project On Brahmaputra
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.
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Assam COVID Warriors Also Multitask As Flood Relief Workers Amid Crisis
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.
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Stranded On Sliver Of High Ground: Scenes In Flood-Hit Assam
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...
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Pak Threatens "What If China Stops Brahmaputra Water", Himanta Sarma Responds
Himanta Sarma said that Pakistan, which has long benefited from the Indus Waters Treaty, is now "panicking" as India reclaims its rightful water sovereignty.
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Brahmaputra Water Level Rises After Heavy Rain In Assam, 3.5 Lakh People Affected
The water level of the Brahmaputra River has been rising following incessant rainfall in many parts of Assam and other neighbouring states in the past couple of days.
-
6 Assam, Manipur Rivers Experience Severe Flooding, Many Districts At High Risk
Six rivers in Assam and Manipur, including Brahmaputra, and Barak, are experiencing severe flooding, putting numerous districts in the region at risk, the Central Water Commission has said.
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1 Dead, Over 4 Lakh Affected As Flood Situation Remains Grim In Assam
Assam's flood situation remained grim with over four lakh people affected and one fresh fatality reported as the water level in River Brahmaputra maintained a rising trend in several places on Thursday, according to an official bulletin.
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Brahmaputra's Water Level Rises In Assam Due To Incessant Heavy Rainfall
The water level of streams of the Brahmaputra rose in Assam's Dibrugarh on Monday due to incessant heavy rainfall causing waterlogging in several parts of the city.
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Assam Flood Situation Remains Grim, Over 55 Lakh People Affected
The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim with rising water levels of the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers inundating fresh areas in the state and impacting over 55 lakh people across 32 districts, officials said on Wednesday.
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31 Dead In Assam, Meghalaya Floods, 3,000 Villages Under Water
The flood situation in Assam and Meghalaya has deteriorated with rising water levels in major rivers and 31 people losing their lives, amid incessant rain triggering landslides in many places across the two states.
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Assam Boat Capsize: 9 Including Inland Water Transport Staffers Detained For Questioning
At least six employees of Assam's Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department have been arrested for allegedly not following safety norms which led to the capsizing of a boat carrying over 90 passengers in the Brahmaputra a few days ago, leaving two per
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Assam Flood Situation Improves As Brahmaputra Water Level Goes Down
Assam's flood situation improved considerably on Monday with the water level having gone down in river Brahmaputra and its major tributaries, even as one more fatality was reported from Morigaon district.
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Soon, Project To Divert Brahmaputra Water to Prevent Floods In Assam
As part of efforts to prevent annual floods in Assam, a pilot project to divert water from the Brahmaputra and its tributaries during the monsoon will be initiated soon, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.
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Annual Data Sharing By China On Brahmaputra, Sutlej Rivers Begins
China has started sharing hydrological data on Brahmaputra and Sutlej rivers, an annual exercise of giving information on these two water bodies to India, sources said on Tuesday.
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China's Plans For New Brahmaputra Dam Could Irk India: 10 Points
China's plan to start construction of a controversial hydropower project on the river Brahmaputra may become the new irritant in ties with India amid a pullback by both sides after nearly a year of a tense standoff in Ladakh. India fears that the Chinese project may disrupt downstream river flows, worsen water shortages and even cause flash floods....
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Will Be Encroachment On Rights: India On Chinese Project On Brahmaputra
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.
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Assam COVID Warriors Also Multitask As Flood Relief Workers Amid Crisis
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.
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Stranded On Sliver Of High Ground: Scenes In Flood-Hit Assam
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...
