Brahmaputra river

Sewage pollution drives drastic deterioration of Brahmaputra in last six years

A new study finds that huge untreated sewage discharge into the transboundary river, especially in the largest city Guwahati, is affecting the lives of people…

Assam Floods: An Environmental Migrant Crisis

Assam, India’s most flood and erosion-prone state, has witnessed 129 lives lost (including 26 from landslides) as of Tuesday afternoon and at least scores of…

70 Dead As Flood And Landslides Devastate Assam, Elephants Roam In Deluge-Hit Majuli

Due to floods and landslides, Assam has been ravaged for the past one and a half weeks. About 13 lakh people have been affected in…

Assam Floods Claim Six More Lives, Death Toll Reaches 33

After heavy rains, the number of people who have died in the Assam floods has reached 33. Six deaths due to drowning were recorded in…

Floods And Landslides In Assam Kill 50 In Last One Month, Lakhs Left Homeless

So far 27 people have died in the floods after days of heavy rain in Assam. Three deaths occurred due to the deluge on Tuesday.…

Assam Floods: 18 Dead, Over 9.26 Lakh Affected Across 23 Districts

Floods have devastated the north-eastern state of Assam where more than 9.26 lakh people have been affected by the deluge. More than 27,000 people have…

Flood Threat Looms As Rivers Are In Spate In Bihar & Assam

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, four rivers in Assam and two big rivers of Bihar are in full spate, triggering floods like situation due to incessant…

On Assam’s Biggest River Island Healthcare Is Far Away

By Varsha Torgalkar/thethirdpole.net “Many blisters as big as poha [an Indian rice dish] appear on my hands and feet when I come into contact with…

Assam Floods: 1 Dead, Nearly 3 Lakh Affected As Brahmaputra Breaches Its Banks

One person died and about 3 lakh people have been affected as the rising water level of the Brahmaputra river led to the flooding of…

Why India Needs To Buy Better Water Data From China

By Nilanjan Ghosh, Jayanta Bandyopadhyay, Sayanangshu Modak/ thethirdpole.net China-India hydropolitical relations over the Brahmaputra have been a matter of great contention, embittered by the popular…