The total length of the under construction Four-lane Highway of the East-West Corridor in Assam is 670.65 km and the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is implementing the project. This was stated by PWD Minister Ajanta Neog in the State Assembly today. She was replying to a question of Phani Bhusan Choudhury (AGP).
A large number of people in Guwahati city use the public transport system everyday to get to work etc. This paper aims at studying the characteristics of the existing public transport system in Guwahati city and identifying the problems and issues in the system.
GUWAHATI, June 30 (PTI) - After the initial jitters and bureaucratic delays, the Assam Forest department is now upbeat over the prospect of more translocation of the highly endangered one-horned rhinos among its forests once important tranquilisers are obtained.
The government has ordered a CBI probe into the seizure of 20 kg of tiger parts and skeletons worth Rs 5 crore from Guwahati airport, which were allegedly meant for flourishing traditional medicine market in China and Far East Asia.
Shillong, June 21 (IANS): Assam's Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport appears to have become one of the main transit points for smugglers to transport wildlife products to China and Far East Asia.
In less than a week, customs seized tiger skeletons and pangolin scales worth more than Rs.5 crore (over a million dollars) from the airport.
