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Traditional 'jhum' cultivation and subsequent growth of bamboo as well as extensive cotton farming in the past have resulted in topsoil loss, degradation of its health and an adverse ecological impact ...
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Published On Jun 20, 2025 at 07:52 AM IST See more on: ONGC gas discharge control, Assam well RDS 147A, US well control experts, gas discharge containment efforts, ambient air quality monitoring, ...
Assam's MMR is now better than Madhya Pradesh (159), Chhattisgarh (141), Uttar Pradesh (141) and Odisha (136) as per SRS 2020-22," Sarma said. As per SRS 2020-22, MMR of Assam has come down to 125.
Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that well control operations are underway in full swing at the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) RDS 147 A site in Sivasagar, Assam ...
Presently, Assam has 5,769 doctors, 7,419 staff nurses, 9,989 Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs), 3,212 community health officers, and 7,903 paramedical staff serving across urban and rural regions.
The blowout occurred on June 12 at a well of Rudrasagar oil field of ONGC at Barichuk of Bhatiapar. Assam Tribune reported a second explosion on June 19 near Rig 147 at the same site, raising concerns ...
"I have been reviewing the well control operation which is in full swing at the RDS 147 A at Sibasagar in Assam. Crisis Management Team headed by experienced Blow Out Control specialists are on the ...
Assam minister Kaushik Rai has ordered a high-level probe and directed officials to submit a detailed report on priority. “I inspected the site and have ordered an investigation.
Assam and Bodoland have their lottery. In Bodoland Lotteries, individual Assam winning sums are divided. The Bodoland Lottery is a well-known lottery that draws a large crowd. The Bodoland Territorial ...
Assam Well Blowout: A gas blowout at ONGC's Bhatiapar well in Assam's Sivasagar district poses manageable risks, unlike the catastrophic 2020 Baghjan incident. ONGC said it is mobilising experts ...
Citizenship Tangle Watch: ‘Pushed’ into Bangladesh at gunpoint, two Assam residents return to narrate their ordeal They were stuck in no man’s land between the two countries.