GOLAGHAT, July 1

The erosion by the Fulohar river in Ratua I block is gradually taking a critical shape endangering the neighbouring Harischandrapur I & II blocks. As rains continued to lash for past three days the water level in the river has been rising gradually paving way for large-scale erosion.

Kohima: Flash floods following heavy downpour in Nagaland inundated many low-lying areas and caused soil erosion in river banks and landslides in hilly areas. According to an official report here today, the Chathe river caused soil erosion, damaging properties and rendering people living alongside the river homeless.

The flood water of the river Bhogdoi washed away the Sholmora Nahatiya embankment along the southern bank of the river situated in North West Jorhat at two places today around 11-45 am.

BALASORE: Even as the flood waters have receded in northern parts of Balasore, erosion of river embankments has left people scared.

Around 80,000 people living in Manikchak are in panic with rains bringing to halt anti-erosion work along a 4km stretch of the Ganga.

Heavy rain last night inundated low-lying areas in Malda district and increased water levels in many rivers.

People of Domhat in Manikchak have rued that the anti-erosion work started just one week back when the monsoon was about to set in.

Check dam to be constructed near Sitthargal Natham
DINDIGUL: With acute drinking water shortage haunting Dindigul Municipality, the district administration has started revamping paralysed Peranai Drinking Water project which was implemented by the AIADMK during its previous term in office.

Brahmaputra devours anti-poaching camps

Bhubaneswar: South Korean steel major Posco has been asked to submit an application for renewal of its lapsed MoU with the Odisha government in view of the comments by Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh over the export of iron ore in the earlier memorandum.
The Union minister has made some suggestions over the export clause in the lapsed MoU.

Kalimpong, May 6: A Kalimpong-based NGO has started a project on an experimental basis to promote the planting of a grass that can control soil erosion in landslide-prone areas.

The NGO, Save The Hills, has distributed 15 gunny sacks of vetiver or khas-khas grass at cost price to different groups for planting in the landslide-prone areas of Chibo-Pashyor and Sindebung on the fringes of Kalimpon