Involve more people in plantation drive: Assam CM tells DCs

IANS | August 22, 2023 11:45 PM

New Delhi/Guwahati, Aug 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the state government's 1 crore 'Amrit Brikshya Andolan' (tree plantation movement) has received good response from the people and it has decided to involve more and more people so that it can exceed the set target on a single day.

Scary scenes of mountains rolling down in Himachal -- a wake-up call

Vishal Gulati | August 20, 2023 1:16 PM

Shimla, Aug 20 (IANS) Scary scenes of mountains rolling down, dams flooded, rivers gobbling up road networks, sweeping away hutments, villages submerged and thousands of people stranded in low-lying area have been coming out from the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh after relentless monsoon fury -- an unprecedented phenomenon and a wake-up call too.