Tag: Saikhowa

Gauhati High Court stays environmental clearance for drilling near Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

Source:-https://www.timesnownews.com Guwahati: The division bench of the Gauhati High Court on Monday stayed the Centre’s permission to government owned Oil India Ltd (OIL) to drill seven wells inside a famous national park in eastern Assam, officials said. The Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, where the OIL proposed to drill for its ambitious hydrocarbon projects is adjacent to

Baghjaan Fire: The Youth Of Assam Have Numerous Questions, But Do We Ask Them To?

Source:-https://www.youthkiawaaz.com It has been almost 5 months and yet, the authority hasnтАЩt been able to put out the fire outburst in the Baghjaan region. 15 years back, a similar incident took place at Dikom, Dibrugarh, where global fire-fighting experts had to be brought in to control the blaze, which took around 45 days to control.