Aug. 8: Dispur has given the green signal for setting up Guwahati Waterbodies Regulatory Authority to protect wetlands from being converted for other purposes.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/watchdog-wetlands-cm-nod-set-regulatory-authority
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/telegraph-north-east
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetlands
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterlogging
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetland-conservation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam