Rain in Arunachal triggers floods in Assam; Dhemaji hit hard | Guwahati News

A view of a flood-affected area at Telam in Dhemaji district, Assam Guwahati: Record upstream rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh has flooded downstream Assam, hitting Dhemaji district the hardest.Heavy to extremely heavy rain in Arunachal districts along the Assam border has swollen rivers and inundated large parts of Assam, particularly Dhemaji. India Meteorological Department (IMD) data…

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Cops seize Rs 5-lakh foreign liquor hidden under egg cartons in Sribhumi, driver arrested | Guwahati News

Silchar: Patharkandi police in Assam’s Sribhumi district seized illegal foreign liquor worth more than Rs 5 lakh that was concealed beneath cartons of eggs and arrested the driver during a late-night naka-checking operation on Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Patharkandi officer-in charge Bishwajyoti Deuri intercepted a pick-up vehicle at Moina under…

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4-hr downpour floods Jorhat, JMB begins Tocklai channel clean-up | Guwahati News

Dibrugarh: After a four-hour downpour flooded parts of Jorhat last week, the Jorhat Municipal Board began cleaning the channel of the Tocklai river on Monday.Workers removed garbage, plastics and water hyacinths from multiple stretches of the river channel to restore drainage capacity ahead of the monsoon peak. The move followed waterlogging in Choladhara, Tarun Ram…

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Ministers visit flood-ravaged Dhemaji; over 15k hit across 69 villages | Guwahati News

Dibrugarh: Ministers Sushanta Borgohain and Keshab Mahanta on Monday toured flood-hit Dhemaji district to assess damage.The high-level delegation, accompanied by Lakhimpur MP Pradan Baruah and MLAs Prasanta Phukan (Dibrugarh), Bhubon Pegu (Jonai) and Jiban Gogoi (Sissiborgaon), visited Ananda Nagar under Simenmukh village panchayat and reviewed erosion and flooding. The team also visited the Harinathpur Primary…

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