Tuesday 30 October 2012
Monday 29 October 2012
Islanders take divine route to save xatras :
Jorhat, Oct. 27: Dakhinpat Xatra, one of the oldest xatras in Majuli, has come forward to help save the island from erosion with the xatradhikar offering bhog to the Brahmaputra at a
function held on the bank at Bengenawati-Bhogpur, one of the worst affected by erosion.
Saturday 27 October 2012
Friday 26 October 2012
Sri Sri Aauiati Satra Satradhikar helped to reconstruct the Road :
...with Abakash Majuli for the road from Kamalabari to Aauniati Satra
Monday 22 October 2012
Sunday 21 October 2012
Saturday 20 October 2012
Eye care centre gift for Majuli - First unit to open on Sunday :
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| Visionary effort |
Jorhat, Oct. 19: An eye-screening
centre will be set up at Majuli on Sunday under a project initiated by
the Jorhat-based Phanidhar Bordoloi Memorial Trust to offer free
treatment to the people of the island.
Vision Centre is being set up at
Kamalabari Chariali, the commercial centre of the island.
Thursday 18 October 2012
Wednesday 17 October 2012
Sunday 14 October 2012
A lots of thanks :
Today Abakash Majuli is on the way to provide
flood relief to the affected people in HIKOLI-SAPORI (Majuli) with DIA
(Dubai initiative for Assam)...
A lots of thanks to DIA... Long live DIA...
A lots of thanks to DIA... Long live DIA...
-Abakash Majuli
Saturday 13 October 2012
Friday 12 October 2012
All Majuli Bhupendra Sangeet Comptition :
Date:7, 8 Nov,2012
.
Organizedby: Sanmilita Shilpi Samaj,Majuli.
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex, Kamalabari
Wednesday 10 October 2012
Monday 8 October 2012
That's what flood give us.......(to all Majulians) :
God knows how many time will it take to repair.....!!!!!!
-Abakash Majuli
Thursday 4 October 2012
Sattriya festival to instil spirit of ethos :
GUWAHATI: In view of the recent spate of violence engulfing Assam,
Auniati Sattra on Tuesday announced the commencement of a colourful and
spiritual Sattriya festival commencing in December in order to instill
the spirit of Vaishnavite ethos and culture amongst people.
Brahmaputra Board to be restructured :
NEW DELHI, Oct 2 – Against the backdrop of
frequent floods in Assam and allegations of its failures to deal with
the situation, the Centre has
decided to restructure the Brahmaputra Board and turn it into a body to
develop and manage water resources of the entire northeastern region,
reports PTI.
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Monday 1 October 2012
Brahmaputra River Valley Authority soon :
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Sept 30 – Making a strong pitch for early materialisation of the proposed Brahmaputra River Valley Authority, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said that the Centre had sought the State’s opinion on the matter.
Gogoi who was addressing a press conference said that the Brahmaputra Board had failed to serve its purpose of managing the vast water resources of the Brahmaputra basin, especially the worsening menace of flood and erosion.
Terming the media criticism of the proposed authority in view of its apparently greater Central control as unfounded, Gogoi said that it would benefit the entire North-east and hence needed to be welcomed.
“In fact, we moved the proposal for the Brahmaputra River Valley Authority after Arunachal Pradesh opposed the idea of the North East Water Resource Authority. I would also say that the neighbouring States of the North-east apart, nations like China, Bangladesh and Bhutan should also be involved in the process of the management of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, as the river shares several international boundaries,” he said.
On the enhanced Central role in the affairs of the authority, Gogoi said that it was normal because the problem of flood was too big for the State to solve. “When you are calling for treating floods and erosion as a national problem, what is wrong in involving the Centre in a big way?” he questioned.
Gogoi, however, added that Assam would have enough say in the new body. “The Chief Ministers of the north-eastern States would be the vice-chairmen of the authority,” he said.
Gogoi who recently returned from Japan said that the State would enter into a collaborative disaster-mitigation endeavour with Japan, which had the best expertise on the front. He added that international bodies would be involved in addressing the flood woes of Assam, and that a related conference would be held next year.
Underscoring the need to have a concerted and coordinated effort for harnessing and managing the State’s water resources, the Chief Minister said that environment-damaging activities such as deforestataion, mining and quarrying in the upstream areas of Arunachal Pradesh were aggravating Assam’s flood situation.
Gogoi said that various developmental activities, especially construction of roads in the State had severely impacted the natural flow of rivers and other water-bodies, complicating the flood problem. “But now onwards, we will put adequate emphasis on maintaining the natural flow of channels while developing infrastructure,” he said.
Gogoi said that an integrated flood and erosion control mechanism would also involve large-scale plantation in all the flood-prone areas. “We are identifying such areas…we have also asked the Assam Agriculture University to intensify research on water-resistant seeds,” he said.
Terming erosion as even a greater menace than the annual floods, the Chief Minister said that over 4 lakh hectares of the State’s land had been eroded by the Brahmaputra.
“I have moved the Prime Minister over the twin menaces of flood and erosion, and he is taking it seriously,” he added.
On the damage by the latest wave of floods, Gogoi said that it affected over 29 lakh people in 2,660 villages in 20 districts. The affected cropland is 2.26 lakh hectares and the human fatalities so far stand at 32.
(News from The Assam Tribune Epaper )
GUWAHATI, Sept 30 – Making a strong pitch for early materialisation of the proposed Brahmaputra River Valley Authority, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said that the Centre had sought the State’s opinion on the matter.
Gogoi who was addressing a press conference said that the Brahmaputra Board had failed to serve its purpose of managing the vast water resources of the Brahmaputra basin, especially the worsening menace of flood and erosion.
Terming the media criticism of the proposed authority in view of its apparently greater Central control as unfounded, Gogoi said that it would benefit the entire North-east and hence needed to be welcomed.
“In fact, we moved the proposal for the Brahmaputra River Valley Authority after Arunachal Pradesh opposed the idea of the North East Water Resource Authority. I would also say that the neighbouring States of the North-east apart, nations like China, Bangladesh and Bhutan should also be involved in the process of the management of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, as the river shares several international boundaries,” he said.
On the enhanced Central role in the affairs of the authority, Gogoi said that it was normal because the problem of flood was too big for the State to solve. “When you are calling for treating floods and erosion as a national problem, what is wrong in involving the Centre in a big way?” he questioned.
Gogoi, however, added that Assam would have enough say in the new body. “The Chief Ministers of the north-eastern States would be the vice-chairmen of the authority,” he said.
Gogoi who recently returned from Japan said that the State would enter into a collaborative disaster-mitigation endeavour with Japan, which had the best expertise on the front. He added that international bodies would be involved in addressing the flood woes of Assam, and that a related conference would be held next year.
Underscoring the need to have a concerted and coordinated effort for harnessing and managing the State’s water resources, the Chief Minister said that environment-damaging activities such as deforestataion, mining and quarrying in the upstream areas of Arunachal Pradesh were aggravating Assam’s flood situation.
Gogoi said that various developmental activities, especially construction of roads in the State had severely impacted the natural flow of rivers and other water-bodies, complicating the flood problem. “But now onwards, we will put adequate emphasis on maintaining the natural flow of channels while developing infrastructure,” he said.
Gogoi said that an integrated flood and erosion control mechanism would also involve large-scale plantation in all the flood-prone areas. “We are identifying such areas…we have also asked the Assam Agriculture University to intensify research on water-resistant seeds,” he said.
Terming erosion as even a greater menace than the annual floods, the Chief Minister said that over 4 lakh hectares of the State’s land had been eroded by the Brahmaputra.
“I have moved the Prime Minister over the twin menaces of flood and erosion, and he is taking it seriously,” he added.
On the damage by the latest wave of floods, Gogoi said that it affected over 29 lakh people in 2,660 villages in 20 districts. The affected cropland is 2.26 lakh hectares and the human fatalities so far stand at 32.
(News from The Assam Tribune Epaper )
-Abakash Majuli
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