The prime contributing factor to landslides in Guwahati is anthropogenic, with unscientific cutting of hills and lack of proper drainage network identified as key issues. DDMA has marked 366 landslide-prone sites, emphasizing the need for prevention methods like afforestation and proper drainage systems.
DARJEELING: The initiative to pay workers in the Hills for catching citrus trunk borer - an insect that infests orange trees between May and August - .
Bengal to co-ordinate with foreign experts to tackle falling output of Darjeeling oranges thehindubusinessline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindubusinessline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The event, hosted by the state food processing and horticulture department, has been conceived to revive the famous mandarin oranges of Darjeeling and Kalimpong hills