Guwahati, June 5 : Closeon the heels of the landslide induced death in Barak Valley region on Tuesdaylast and to bring in mechanism to avert such accidents from occurring in thefuture, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday directed the DeputyCommissioners (DCs) of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts to constitutelandslide monitoring and response team at the revenue circle level.
Assam Economic Advisory committee submits report outlining roadmap post COVID-19 lockdown
Guwahati/IBNS: The Advisory Committee for revitalisation of economy of Assam, constituted in the backdrop of the situations arising out of COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown, under the chairmanship of former Additional Chief Secretary Subhash Das has submitted its report to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati on Monday.
Assam CM calls Petroleum Minister regarding gas explosion at Baghjan oilfields
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday telephoned Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and apprised him about the incidents of gas explosion at oilfields at Baghjan in Tinsukia district.
Sonowal visits flood-hit Goalpara, over 3.81 lakh people affected in Assam
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday visited flood hit Goalpara district and took stock the situation.
Assam CM interacts with bank officials on PM’s economic stimulus package
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday urged the public and private sector banks of the State to devise a standard operating plan to maximize credit flow to MSMEs and other stressed sectors in the backdrop of Prime Minister’s announcement of an economic stimulus package worth Rs. 20 lakh crore to galvanize the economy which was hit hard by the novel Coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown.
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Assam CM directs to complete 14th Finance Commission schemes within next 3 months
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday interacted with Block Development Officers across the state in presence of Deputy Commissioners, Chief Executive Officers of Zila Parishad and District Development Commissioners through video conference at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati and reviewed the progress of various schemes being implemented at the villages by the P&RD department.
Assam CM Sonowal directs completion of embankment construction in Kaziranga within May 30
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday inspected the construction work of embankment by Water Resource Department from Morihula to Agoratoli range as a protection measure for Kaziranga National Park (KNP). While surveying the work, he directed the department to complete the embankment project within May 30.
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Assam CM directs forest dept to put up coordinated efforts for wildlife protection at Kaziranga
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday directed the district administration and the state forest department to put up coordinated efforts to ensure protection of wildlife at Kaziranga National Park from poaching and provide the animals adequate relief during flood.
Assam CM Sonowal talks to eminent personalities over phone
Guwahati/IBNS: As a part of the state government’s multi-pronged approach to negotiate with the COVID-19 pandemic, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal dialled several eminent personalities, sports organizers, social activists and journalists and talked to them.
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid spurt of novel coronavirus positive cases in the country as well as in the state and subsequent lockdown throughout the nation, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited Indane LPG Bottling Plant at Sarapara, Mirza, Bijaynagar in Kamrup District and took stock of the installed capacity of the bottling plant to meet the daily requirement of cylinders.
COVID-19: Sarbananda Sonowal requests Conrad Sangma to ensure hassle-free transportation of vehicles
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the situation created by COVID-19 and its fallout in the northeast, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday requested his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma to ensure hassle-free transportation of the vehicles carrying essential commodities from Guwahati to Barak Valley and vice versa through Meghalaya.
Assam CM Sonowal advocates for monitoring cell for health and hygiene of tea workers and farmers
Guwahati/IBNS: Considering the importance of tea in the economic health of the state as well as in the country, though some tea gardens were allowed to resume their functioning with minimum work force, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stressed on adequate social distancing norms for the tea gardens in the changing socio-economic landscape emanated in the aftermath of the novel Coronavirus outbreak in the state.
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that in the absence of any vaccination to stop the epidemic of novel Coronavirus, social distancing and avoiding all social gatherings are considered as the golden principles to reduce the lethal blow of the virus.
All political parties decide to work together as Team Assam to fight against COVID-19
Guwahati/IBNS: In the wake of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, all political parties of Assam on Sunday took a decision to work together as Team Assam to fight against the disease.
Assam CM Sonowal directs to maintain strict vigil at Indo-Bangladesh border
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the administration of South Salmara Mankachar to take immediate steps for strict vigil at India-Bangladesh border adjoining the district boundary and to maintain regular interaction with the Border Security Force so that no person could move even to the ‘No Man’s land’ for farm activities during the lockdown period.