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Assam has witnessed two major earthquakes in the past, one in 1897 and the other in 1950, with magnitudes up to 8.7 on the Richter scale.

In a situation of raging human-wildlife (wild elephant) interface in Goalpara district

The Dunwoody City Government sponsored a series of pop-up events May 7-9, bringing awareness to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

3.7 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Sonitpur, Assam In response to the series of earthquakes, detailed damage assessments are continuing with support from agencies like the DDMAs, PWD (Buildings)   |  3 May 2021 1:42 PM GMT TEZPUR: Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Sonitpur in Assam at 6:13 PM today, National Center for Seismology said. No damage or casualty has been reported so far. According to NCS, the area is seismically very active falling in the highest Seismic Hazard ...

Earthquake damage-assessment surveys underway across Assam In response to the series of earthquakes, detailed damage assessments are continuing with support from agencies like the DDMAs, PWD (Buildings)   |  2 May 2021 4:26 AM GMT GUWAHATI: In response to the series of earthquakes, detailed damage assessments are continuing with support from agencies like the DDMAs, PWD (Buildings), Fire & Emergency Services, NDRF, SDRF and experts from Assam Engineering College. Damage assessments have been...

Image used for representational purpose only GUWAHATI: The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Thursday said the total number of injured people in the state has gone up to 12 and no casualties have been reported in last 24 hours. “Damage assessment has been completed in 18 districts so far and 428 residential houses/ apartments etc., 148 private and public institutions like school, anganwadi centres, health centres, government buildings, namghar, etc., are reported to have b...

Assam State Disaster Management Authority Press Release, Guwahati, 29th April 2021 Format In response to the earthquake yesterday detailed damage assessment continued with support from agencies viz. DDMAs, PWD( Building),Fire &Emergency Services, NDRF,SDRF and experts from Assam Engineering College. 20 aftershocks of varying magnitudes from 2.3 to 4.7 in Richter scale were also felt between 7.51 AM of 28th April 2021 to 6.00 PM of 29th April 2021 having epicenters in 4 circle areas of Sonitpur,...

People of central and northern Assam spent a sleepless night on Wednesday as 20 aftershocks continued till Thursday afternoon after the powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted the state, causing damages to many buildings ...

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale rocked Assam on Wednesday morning, damaging over 200 buildings and injuring 10 people, prompting the Centre to offer assistance to the state government already grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic. Though Assam has experienced two massive and devastating quakes on August 15, 1950, and on July 29, 1960, the tremors on Wednesday were among the most severe and scary since the seventies, according to most people The Telegraph spoke to. Advertisement ...

Like this content? Republish it! h2 18-km-long solar powered fences to protect from wild elephants /h2 br p Premier biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak has installed 18 km of solar powered fence to facilitate human-elephant coexistence at Nagirjuli, Baksa. This initiative will ensure food security and substantial decrease in human-elephant conflict incidents, thus directly benefiting approximately 15,000 people of 35 hamlets in 12 villages. The installation of solar-powered fenc...