Brahmaputra News
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha also said various issues relating to trans-border rivers are discussed with China under the ambit of an "institutionalised Expert Level Mechanism," which was established in 2006, as well as through diplomatic channels.
Flood situation in Assam remains grim with heavy rains
The flood waters have inundated 11 districts in Assam
The Brahmaputra river is flowing above the danger level at Nematighat in Jorhat district and Tezpur
What are the challenges the BSF has to face during patrolling in the Brahmaputra river. Watch the exclusive report of Zee Media correspondent Amit Prakash from the international border of Bangladesh and India.
Assam flood situation improved as the water level went down in river Brahmaputra
Over 43,000 people in 12 districts of the state have been affected
The flood situation in Assam has taken a turn for the worse
The development comes amid the recent face-offs between the armies of the two countries at the eastern and northern borders of India.
The death toll in Assam floods has climbed to 62 and around 57 lakh people have been affected by floods which have wreaked havoc in at least 32 districts of the state.
The situation is feared to remain grim for few more days as the water level of the Brahmaputra river flowing through Guwahati has crossed the warning mark.
The water level of the Brahmaputra river flowing through Guwahati has crossed the warning mark.
Incessant rains triggered landslides in Guwahati, leading to the death of one person and injuring two others.
PM Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the country's longest rail-cum-road bridge - Bogibeel Bridge - over the Brahmaputra river in Assam.
The 4.9 km-long Bogibeel Bridge has a two-line railway track on the lower deck and a three-lane road on the top deck.
The first passenger train passing through the Bogibeel bridge will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, marking the opening of the country's longest rail-cum-road bridge.
This segment of Zee News brings to you latest updates. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on December 25 the Bogibeel Bridge, India's longest rail-road bridge, connecting the north and south banks of the Brahmaputra. Watch this video to know more.
A boat carrying at least 45 passengers capsized in Brahmaputra river in north Guwahati in Assam. The passengers are missing even as the rescue operations are underway.
China has communicated to India that the river Tsangpo is flowing at levels higher than normal because of rainfall.
The water level of river Brahmaputra is increasing by 4-5 cms per hour and will soon touch the danger level in the next 2-3 days.
Last year, China stopped the exercise citing that the hydrological gathering sites were washed away due to floods. It also coincided with the 73-day Doklam stand-off that took place during the peak monsoon period.
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