On this occasion, Chief Minister Dr Sarma attending a programme held at Kamalakanta Kshetra in Biswanath laid the foundations virtually for 12 schemes covering Biswanath, Gohpur and Sootea Assembly Constituencies.
All the borewells and three overhead tanks installed in the Idaldih village years ago have already become defunct and dry, and the villagers are now bound to collect water from open pits for cooking and drinking purposes.
The Assam government will observe 'Development Fortnight' from December 5 to December 18 and during this period works of various development projects, schemes worth Rs 15,000 crore will start in several districts of the state.
Biswanath district police conducted an operation after a tip-off on National Highway-15 at Biswanath and intercepted a truck on Friday, Biswanath Superintendent of Police (SP) Nabin Singh said.
Kamrup (Assam) [India], October 7 (ANI): At least three people were killed after a car hit a parked truck on the roadside on National Highway 37 in the Kamrup (Metro) district of Assam late on Thursday night.
Dhubri (Assam) [India], September 29 (ANI): At least six people were reported missing after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river, said the officials on Thursday.
Kaziranga (Assam) [India], September 23 (ANI): The Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve authority recently busted a major poaching racket involving local people who used arms in an attempt to poach rhinos in the national park just at a time when the World Rhino Day was observed.
Biswanath (Assam) [India], September 17 (ANI): Assam's Biswanath district police arrested 17 Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly violating visa rules on September 17.