GAIBANDHA : River erosion has taken serious turn at different points along Teesta river bank under Sundarganj upazila in the district recently with the rise of water level in the river creating imm

River erosion has taken serious turn at different points along Teesta river bank under Sundarganj upazila in the district recently with the rise of water level in the river creating immense sufferi

An important challenge in geomorphology is the reconciliation of the high fluvial incision rates observed in tectonically active mountain ranges with the long-term preservation of significant mountain-range relief in ancient, tectonically inactive orogenic belts. River bedrock erosion and sediment transport are widely recognized to be the principal controls on the lifespan of mountain ranges. But the factors controlling the rate of erosion and the reasons why they seem to vary significantly as a function of tectonic activity remain controversial.

Amid recurrent floods and ongoing water disputes between states, the government today floated a draft Bill which seeks to set up 12 river basin authorities in the country to settle discords and pre

It is time for Mohammed Qader of Bahuka village in Sirajganj district to move again.

Erosion by the Teesta and Dharla rivers rendered at least 250 families in three upazilas homeless in the last three days.

The villagers of nearing Shitalakha river of Polash upazila are facing serious erosion threat for illegal lifting of sands from the river.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi directed the authorities concerned to take up immediate measures to stop erosion of Brahmaputra river banks at Nematighat and Majuli, the world’s largest river isla

GUWAHATI: Floods and erosion are a perennial problem in Assam that have wreaked havoc on the people of the State, especially in rural areas and who live by the Brahmaputra and its tributaries.

The Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act has often been ridiculed as a scheme that has hardly any impact.

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