Dr Mamoni Raisom Goswami has been chosen for the Principle Prince Claus Award 2008 along with 10 other persons from different parts of the globe. The awards ceremony will take place on December 3, 2008 in Amsterdam, a press release stated. Since 1997 the Prince Claus Awards have been given out each year to artists, intellectuals and cultural organisations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The theme of the 2008 Prince Claus Awards was ‘Culture and the Human Body’.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Flood situation in Assam improving
Flood situation in Assam is improving little today as the weather condition is improved. But the water levels of rivers are going down very slowly. The NH 31 is yet to be opened for vehicular movement Puthimari Natun Bazar point. It is under water since last sunda.
The condition of Majuli is still grim because the floodwaters of the Brahmaputra & Subansiri, which entered the island are yet to drain out.
The Brahmaputra is still flowing about 1.4 metre above danger level in the Bohori-Pazarbhanga area in Barpeta district posing grave threat to that area.
According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), the Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger level (DL) at Guwahati (0.16 metre), Dibrugarh (1.17 metre), Tezpur (0.33 metre), Neamatighat (0.47 metre), and Dhubri (0.94 metre) at 3 pm today. The Jia-Bharali was found flowing above the DL (0.65 metre) at NT Road Crossing, Puthimari above the DL (0.41 metre) at NH Road Crossing, and Kushiyara above DL (0.06 metre) at Karimganj during that time, said the CWC flood bulletin.
The civil administration of Majuli sub-division today issued rice and dal for the four of the 20 flood-affected Gaon Panchayats (GPs). Almost equal quantity of foodstuff will be provided to four more GPs tomorrow and the process will continue to cover all the affected GPs, said SDO (Civil) of Majuli Pramod Chandra Deka, adding the second round of distribution of relief items started with this issue today. These items will be distributed among the flood victims tomorrow. There is no outbreak of any kind of epidemic disease in Majuli.
The condition of Majuli is still grim because the floodwaters of the Brahmaputra & Subansiri, which entered the island are yet to drain out.
The Brahmaputra is still flowing about 1.4 metre above danger level in the Bohori-Pazarbhanga area in Barpeta district posing grave threat to that area.
According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), the Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger level (DL) at Guwahati (0.16 metre), Dibrugarh (1.17 metre), Tezpur (0.33 metre), Neamatighat (0.47 metre), and Dhubri (0.94 metre) at 3 pm today. The Jia-Bharali was found flowing above the DL (0.65 metre) at NT Road Crossing, Puthimari above the DL (0.41 metre) at NH Road Crossing, and Kushiyara above DL (0.06 metre) at Karimganj during that time, said the CWC flood bulletin.
The civil administration of Majuli sub-division today issued rice and dal for the four of the 20 flood-affected Gaon Panchayats (GPs). Almost equal quantity of foodstuff will be provided to four more GPs tomorrow and the process will continue to cover all the affected GPs, said SDO (Civil) of Majuli Pramod Chandra Deka, adding the second round of distribution of relief items started with this issue today. These items will be distributed among the flood victims tomorrow. There is no outbreak of any kind of epidemic disease in Majuli.
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