Flood problem refuses to improve in Assam on Sunday following the incessant rains that lashed the state during the last couple of days. The river Brahmaputra and its major tributaries have been flowing above the danger level rendering over 2 lakh people homeless in ten district. The worst-hit districts include Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Goalpara, Dhemaji, Majuli, Sonitpur where the government steps up relief and rescue operations. Chief Minister Sarbananda Soniowakl, who reviewed the flood scene in Dispur has asked the officials to closely monitor the situation.
Representatives from various indigenous groups and environmental organizations convened in Gangtok, Sikkim, for the North East India Meet on Free Flowing Rivers. The gathering, hosted by the Affected Citizens of Teesta, Centre for Research and Advocacy (Manipur), and the Borok Peoples Human Rights Organization, concluded with a significant resolution aimed at safeguarding the region's rivers and biodiversity.
"We recognize the intrinsic rights of rivers to flow freely and the vital relationship between indigenous communities and their natural resources," emphasized a spokesperson from the conference.
The Teesta Declaration outlined pressing concerns regarding the construction of...
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