A huge storm left the entire west Jorhat completely ravaged uprooting many trees and disrupting surface communicationonSaturday midnight. The storm that struck Pulibor, Dohotia and Cinamora ravaged hundreds of houses leaving thousands domestic animals dead. Falling of huge trees, electric and telephone posts on the roads heavilly disrupted the communications. Efforts are on to restore the communication network.
The rivers of Northeast India are changing, and not for the better. Once lifelines of the region, they are now at risk due to glacial retreat, erratic rainfall and intensifying floods. On World Water Day 2025, the North-East India Water Talks, or NEIWT, sounded the alarm, submitting a memorandum to key policymakers, including the governor of Manipur, the chief minister of Tripura and water resources ministers from all Northeastern states. Their message was clear: Act now, or the region faces a dire water crisis.
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