Tourism in Assam Current Affairs, GK & News
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) launches a Roll on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) service in Assam from Neamati to Majuli
On October 11, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) launched a Roll on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) service in Assam from Neamati to Majuli island. This service will reduce the road route distance of 423 km that trucks take from Neamati to Majuli Island via Tezpur Road Bridge to only 12.7 km with the use of ..
Topics: Assam • Bhupen Hazarika • Brahmaputra River • Majuli • Northeast India • States and union territories of India • Tourism in Assam • Tourism in North East India
Indian Rhino Vision – 2020
Indian Rhino Vision 2020 is a partnership among the Government of Assam, the International Rhino Foundation, and the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Bodoland Territorial Council, and the U.S. Fish & World Wildlife foundation that aims to attain a population of 3,000 wild greater one-horned rhinos in seven of Assam’s protected areas by the ..
Topics: Autonomous regions of India • Bodoland • Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests • Indian rhinoceros • International Rhino Foundation • Kaziranga National Park • Mammals • Northeast India • Rhinoceroses • Subdivisions of India • Tourism in Assam • Tourism in North East India
Rs 207 crore project for protection of Majuli island announced
The government has sanctioned Rs 207 crore for the protection and development of the Majuli Island located along the Brahmaputra River in Assam. The amount is proposed to be spent to safeguard the land loss due to erosion and to protect the 80km length of the bank line situated on the right side of the ..
Topics: Assam • Brahmaputra River • Jorhat district • Majuli • Namoni Majuli • Northeast India • River island • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India • Tourism in Assam • Tourism in North East India