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ASSAM Bhutan king issues decree on oxygen plant work to help India Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Monday issued a royal decree on request from India to permit resumption of construction work of a private oxygen plant, which was hit due to a lockdown … Read more
Transport network in Assam can be categorized into four categories: Road Railways Waterways Airway Road Network: Assam is entrance to the entire northeastern part of India. It is connected to rest of India by vary narrow stretch called chicken neck or Jalpaiguri corridor. It has strategic importance for India since it is only … Read more
Major cities Dibrugarh Dibrugarh is a city, well known as the Tea City of India and the headquarters of Dibrugarh district in Assam. The city of Dibrugarh is located 439 kms (273 miles) east of Guwahati, the capital city of the Indian state of Assam. Dibrugarh is the nerve center of industry, communication … Read more
ASSAM Assam: Keep bills moderate, IMA appeals to private hospitals The Assam state branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has expressed deep concern at the reported instances of ‘inappropriate’ or ‘exorbitant’ billing by a few private health care establishments during the Covid crisis. The medicos’ body is mulling over the idea … Read more
Latitude: 24-28 degree North Longitude: 90-96 degree East Area: 78,523sq km/ 30,318sq miles Assam serves as a major gateway to the northeastern corner of India. It shares borders with the countries of Bhutan and Bangladesh and is surrounded by the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya, which together with Assam, are called … Read more