Most of the interior areas of Sonitpur district, which have been identified as endemic to malaria and diarrhoea, have been provided with the 108 (Mrityunjoy) services for which people of these interior areas have benefited a great deal.
With speeding vehicles killing 55 wild animals on an average each year, the Assam PWD is undertaking a feasibility study for diverting traffic from the 100 km stretch of the NH-37 which passes through the Kaziranga National Park, reports PTI.
The people of Barchala LAC of Sonitpur district, particularly those who have been living on the banks of the River Brahmaputra from the point of Gabharumukh Chapori till the point of Barchala Gokhaighat area
Many water supply schemes in Sonitpur district, which were constructed by spending of lakhs of rupees sanctioned from the Government under the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department, are yet to start functioning.
At a time when hundreds of farmers in Sonitpur district have been reeling under the on-going drought-like situation and the resultant uncertain future, a section of farmers of Saraka, Saraka Baligaon Purani Ghatwa, etc., areas under Bihuguri development block and Tezpur and Dhekiajuli revenue circles of Sonitpur district have been able to show a tremendous performance in the agricultural field by
Over 15,000 hectares of sali crop area including more than 25,000 families have been affected due to the drought-like situation in Sonitpur district as out of the total area of sali paddy almost 80 per cent areas has remained uncovered due to the deficit rainfall during the month of June to August that is considered as high time for sali paddy cultivators.
