"River swallowed everything," say landless villagers displaced due to Assam flood, soil erosion

Jul 01, 2023

Hundreds of families have been displaced due to floods and soil erosion caused by the Brahmaputra river in Assam's Barpeta district.

Villagers' houses submerged in Bhagalpur due to flood

Jul 06, 2022

Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], July 6 : Several houses were submerged in the Sinhkund village of Naugachhia town in Bhagalpur due to flood erosion by...

Cabinet approves Flood Management and Border Areas Programme for period 2021-26

Feb 21, 2024

Under the Flood Management Programme (FMP) component of FMBAP with an outlay of Rs. 2940 crore, central assistance will be provided to State Governments...

Assam: Flood situation remains grim; families forced to seek refuge in temporary tents

Jul 17, 2024

In Assam's Goalpara district, 65-year-old Sahadut Ali Sheikh and his family are now living in a small makeshift tent near their original house after...

After flood, river erosion hits Assam's Bongaigaon district, locals on edge

Jul 15, 2023

According to the locals, in recent times nearly 30-40 families have become homeless after the Aie River swallowed their homes and lands.

Assam flood-erosion: Over 200 families in Barpeta district rendered homeless

Jul 03, 2022

Barpeta (Assam) [India], July 3 : More than 200 families in the Kachumara area under the Chenga assembly constituency in Assam's Barpeta district have...