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Defence Ministry will fund 20% cost of strategic tunnel under Brahmaputra River in Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
The Union Defence Ministry will fund 20% of the project cost of the upcoming tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in central Assam
A rail-road tunnel under the Brahmaputra in Assam to become a reality, DPR tenders for the ₹6,000 crore project to be opened next month
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that work on a rail-road tunnel under Brahmaputra river will start soon with opening tender for DPR
PM Modi to launch Ganga Vilas luxury ship from Varanasi to Dibrugarh on Friday, world’s longest river cruise to carry Swiss and German tourists
'Ganga Vilas' was scheduled to start its services in 2020. However, the plans were derailed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Assam: Ferry sinks in Brahmaputra River after colliding with another boat near Majuli, more than 50 feared missing
The passenger boat was moving from Nimati Ghat near Jorhat to Kamalabari in Majuli, where it collided with a goods carrier vessel and sank soon after
China plans to build a super dam on the Brahmaputra river, rises security and environmental concerns in Tibet and India
The proposed super-dam project, which would be the biggest hydroelectric power plant in the world, is mentioned in China's 14th Five-Year Plan.
Assam may consider ‘ethnic tribe’ nomenclature to 40 lakh Assamese-speaking Muslims of Brahmaputra valley: Report
The new proposal is yet to receive the approval of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The nomenclature is expected to be approved before the start of the socio-economic census.
Flood situation remains grim in Assam, 43 lakh people in 31 of 33 districts of the state affected
Assam has seen one of the most devastating floods in recent years.
