Kaziranga National Park Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam‚ India. A World Heritage Site‚ the park hosts two-thirds of the world’s Great One-horned Rhinoceroses. Kaziranga boasts the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants‚ wild water buffalo‚ and swamp deer. Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area
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Essay on Assam Assam has been aptly described by some as ‘the Shangrila of the North-Eastern India’ – a state having breathtaking scenic beauty‚ rarest floras and faunas‚ lofty hills‚ lush tea gardens‚ undulating plains‚ mighty waterways‚ dense forests‚ fertile valleys‚ etc. It lies as a jewel of exquisite beauty and charm on the Northeastern horizon of India. Since the days of Hiuen-Tsang it has fascinated the rest of the world with her aura of myth and mysteries‚ history and folklore‚ music and
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The Assam Aandolan/Assam Agitation/Assam Movement - 1979-1985: The History No movement happens overnight. “The Assam movement like all other significant social movements has its roots in history and society from which it emerged. A social movement cannot emerge from vacuum‚ all of a sudden.” (The Assam Movement: Class‚ Ideology and Identity – Monirul Hussain‚ p 95) This movement slowly built up in the form of resentment against illegal immigrants from neighbouring nations‚ over a period of time
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Guwahati‚ Sept 28: The one-horned rhinoceroses‚ considered the natural heritage of Assam‚ are under constant attack from poachers‚ since flood has hit the state. The poachers are attacking and killing rhinos with great audacity. Officials informed that most of the rhinos have strayed to nearby hilly areas to avoid flood waters inside Kaziranga National Park‚ their natural abode. Two more rhinos were killed by poachers on Thursday‚ Sept 27. Sources say poachers took away the horns of the rhinos
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FLOODS IS ASSAM ON 22nd JUNE 2012 Assam‚ the gateway to the north-eastern seven sister states of India‚ is facing the nature’s fury once again as the Brahmaputra and its tributaries (Kapili etc.‚) continued to flow above the danger mark due to heavy rainfalls since June 1st week. Around 116 people are killed and an estimated population of 22 lakh have been affected in the worst ever flood in recent years causing large-scale devastation in 2809 villages in 27 of the 28 districts of the state
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Report on Visit to Deepor Beel in Assam – a wetland included under National Wetland Conservation and Management Programme of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. 13-14 August 2008 1. Context The Expert Team constituted by the Planning Commission‚ Government of India‚ to Review the status of implementation of the National Wetland Conservation and Management Programme (NWCMP) of the Ministry of Environment & Forests‚ by visiting selected wetlands in the country‚ made an on-the-spot review and
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Introduction The state of Assam is the land of blue hills and mighty river Brahmaputra. She is endowed with very rich flora and fauna stock. Out of 3790 sq.kms of Tinsukia district proximately 854 sq.kms is covered by forests. Tropical wet evergreen forests ethnic groups loving in and around the forest uses the forest resources like timer‚ herbs shrubs climbers grasses etc in every walks of their life. The increasing demand for forest wealth love threaded the diversity forest resources and thus
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Bihu Dance of Assam The Bihu dance is a folk dance from the North Eastern Indian state of Assam. It is most related to the festival more commonly known as the Rongali Bihu. This festival is the most anticipated and is celebrated with a tremendous amount of enthusiasm. The festival brings together all the Assamese people‚ disregarding of their caste‚ creed and religious beliefs and ways of life. For the people of Assam‚ Bihu is not just an important festival but also a time to celebrate their livelihood
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Rhino poaching in Assam Rhino poaching in Assam is a major environmental issues in India which continues in the region of Kaziranga National Park‚ Manas National Park and some other grasslands of Assam. The one horn rhino or Indian rhino is surviving in the north-east corner of India‚ Assam. Kaziranga National Park‚ Pobitora in Marigaon district and Orang National Park in Darrang district of Assam account almost 95% of the total wild One horned rhino in the world.[1] These rhinos are inhabited most
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Assam faces huge power crisis Guwahati: Assam is facing a severe power crisis after a fall in the generation of power by hydel and thermal power stations. Two transmission towers in neighbouring West Bengal were damaged by a devastating storm‚ which has also led to the shortage. The state is facing a shortage of 403 Megawatt (MW) of power with the peak load hour power demand being 1100 MW as against the available 497 MW‚ official sources said today. The problem has been further compounded
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