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Assam Current Affairs 2020 Assam Orunodoi Scheme 2020 Assam State government has launched Orunodoi Scheme or Arunodoi, a new scheme to empower

women and provide financial assistance to economically vulnerable families. In this Orunodoi

Scheme, the Assam govt. will provide Rs. 830 per month to eligible 17 Lakh state resident families

to buy essential food items. The main objective of the Assam Orunodoi scheme is to financially help

the deprived / poor families in the state and improvise their life through a substantial income

support. The state government has earmarked a sum of Rs. 280 crore for the new scheme The

Arunodoi Scheme envisages poverty eradication and socio-economic inclusion of financial

vulnerable families of the state. It is done through sustainable financial aid by DBT, leveraging cash

transfer on a monthly basis. Assam Orunodoi Scheme will ensure that underprivileged families are

assured of minimum monthly cash flow. The other objective is to minimize multiplicity of schemes

and consolidate them through DBT platform in aid of better delivery and outcomes.

Click here for Current Affairs PDF Assam Abhinandan Education Loan Subsidy Scheme Assam government has launched Abhinandan Education Loan Subsidy Scheme 2020 for students.

Under this scheme, govt. will encourage students to pursue higher studies by providing Rs. 50,000

subsidy on education loans.

Under the Abhinandan Education Loan Subsidy Scheme of last year, students who have taken

education loans from banks at any point of time will get a subsidy of Rs. 50,000. The Abhinandan

education loan subsidy scheme of Assam govt. will immensely help students who have availed

students loan. This scheme would cover all commercial banks like the Federal Bank and HDFC and

also the regional rural banks like Assam Gramin Vikash Bank within Assam. This scheme would

extend cooperation to students in pursuing higher education and to fulfill their dreams.

Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment Yojana Assam government has launched the Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment Yojana

2020. In this SVAYEM Scheme Assam 2020, govt. will provide Rs. 50,000 each to 2 lakh youth to

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encourage entrepreneurship. The redesigned SVAYEM Scheme Assam 2020 will be launched with a

budget of Rs. 1000 crore which is to be spent in the next 3 months without any banking linkage. The 2 lakh beneficiaries would have to be part of self-help groups, joint liability groups etc before 1

September 2020. SVAYEM Scheme 2020 will provide financial support to the youths to take up

income generating activities in manufacturing, trading and service sector. By utilising the Rs. 50k

seed money received in this scheme, selected youths can start their business ventures.

Assam Aponar Apon Ghar Home Loan Subsidy Scheme Assam government has launched Aponar Apon Ghar Home Loan Subsidy Scheme 2020. Under this

new Aapunar Apun Ghar Scheme, the state govt. will provide Rs. 2.5 lakh subsidy on home loans

upto Rs. 40 lakh. This house loan subsidy is only for those who are purchasing their 1st house and

have not availed loans under previous Apun Ghar Scheme. The main objective of Assam Aponar

Apon Ghar Home Loan Subsidy Scheme 2020 is to realize the vision of “Housing For All” by 2022 so

that each poor people have their own house.

Assam Atal Amrit Abhiyan Health Insurance Scheme 2020 Atal Amrit Abhiyan is a new health insurance scheme announced by the state Government of

Assam. Under the scheme, the government is providing an insurance coverage of up to Rs. 2 lakh

per year to each family of the state. The scheme was originally launched on 25 December 2016 and

is still running. Assam Atal Amrit Abhiyan Application form can be downloaded in PDF format from

the official website of the scheme. Atal Amrit Abhiyan health insurance scheme was launched for

BPL and APL families besieged with chronic, sudden or acute health issues.

Under Atal Amrit Abhiyan, the eligible beneficiaries gets benefits of the scheme at the time of

treatment in the hospital on the base of insurance cover. Various diseases like cancer,

Cardiovascular diseases, Cancer, Kidney diseases, Neo-natal diseases, brain and heart-related ailments and burn injuries have been included in the scheme. The beneficiary can go for the

treatment only in government aided and CGHS empaneled hospitals in the state. There have been

245,491 APL Enrollments, 15,889,339 BPL Enrollments and 85,717 treatment Under AAA till 23rd

March 2020.

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Red Cross relief supply for flood affected people in Assam The President of India has flagged off nine trucks of Red Cross relief supplies from Rashtrapati

Bhavan on July 24, 2020. These relief supplies for the flood affected people of Assam, Bihar and Uttar

Pradesh shall be carried from Delhi to the concerned states by train and will be received by the state

Red Cross branches of respective states.

The relief material included items such as tarpaulins, tents, saris, dhotis, cotton blankets, kitchen sets,

mosquito nets, bed sheets, buckets and two water purification units.

In addition, COVID-19 protection items such as surgical masks, PPE kits, gloves and face shields are

also part of the relief material flagged off.

These items are meant to safeguard and protect health workers associated with IRCS medical

services in these states as well as the volunteers of IRCS who are at the forefront of flood relief and rehabilitation efforts.




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The supply of the above materials is in continuation and in addition to the material already provided

by IRCS to be distributed by the state Red Cross branches to the affected people.

Indian Red Cross Society It is a voluntary humanitarian organization to protect human life and health based in India.

The President of India is the President of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS).

It is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and so shares the Fundamental

Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

The society’s mission is providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promoting health &

care of vulnerable people and communities.

In 1947 some of the IRCS assets were provided to found the Pakistan Red Crescent Society.

The act governing the IRCS was last amended by The Indian Red Cross Society (Amendment) Bill,

1992.


India’s longest Ropeway over a river inaugurated in Assam The Assam government has inaugurated a 1.8-km-long ropeway over the Brahmaputra, connecting

Guwahati to North Guwahati in Assam.

Connecting Kachari Ghat (Guwahati) to Dol Govinda Temple on the northern bank, the ropeway

passed the famous Umananda temple on a small island.

The ropeway uses a “twin-track, single-haul, bi-cable double reversible jig back” system. The

ropeway comprises two cabins — each with a capacity of 30 passengers plus one operator.

The ropeway cuts travel time between the two banks to 8 minutes. The current travel options

between the two banks are by ferry (30 minutes or more) or by road through a bridge that usually

takes over an hour in the traffic.

Apart from substantially reducing travel time, the ropeway will provide a breathtaking view of the

mighty Brahmaputra and promote tourism in the State.

Assam got own 24/7 Doordarshan Channel Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting has launched Doordarshan Assam, a 24-hour

dedicated channel for the State, via video conferencing from New Delhi. The channel is a gift to people

of Assam and this channel will cater to all sections of the population of Assam and will be immensely

popular, according to the minister.

DD North East channel was conceived as 24×7 composite channels by PrasarBharati for all 8 States

of North East Region, and commissioned on 01.11.1990; launched on 15.08.1994 and was made 24

Hrs channel from 27.12.2000.

DD ArunPrabha channel was later introduced for Arunachal Pradesh which is being beamed from

Itanagar. DD Arunprabha channel was launched by the Prime Minister on 09.02.2019.




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Subsequently PrasarBharati decided to put all the other limited hours channels originating from

capital of different North-Eastern States on ‘DD Free Dish” to have national connect.

Five channels for states of North-Eastern region namely, DD Meghalaya, DD Mizoram, DD Tripura,

DD Manipur and DD Nagaland beamed from Doordarshan Kendra Shillong, Aizawl, Agartala, Imphal,

Kohima respectively have been placed on DD FreeDish(DTH) Platform w.e.f. 9th March 2019.

It was subsequently felt appropriate to repurpose DD North East channel into exclusive channel for

Assam. This 24X7 channel which is being beamed from Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati is dedicated

to the people and culture of state of Assam and will have around 6 hours fresh Assamese

programming with specific slots for languages such as Bodo.

During the current Covid-19 crisis, as an interim measures, the uplinking is being done on the

channels originated from North Eastern states round-the-clock.

Efforts are being made to telecast attractive content on DD Assam which will include mega-serials,

music programmes, travelogues, reality shows, feature films etc. The content thus will have ethnic

touch highlighting cuisine, textiles, folk culture and tribal life of the region.\


Committed to implement Clause 6 of Assam Accord The Assam government has assured that it is committed to implement the Clause 6 of the 1985 Assam

Accord which pertains to safeguards for the preservation and promotion of Assamese identity and

heritage. Ministry of Home Affairs appointed committee on implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam

Accord has proposed a definition for ‘Assamese people’ in its report.

The 14-member committee, headed by the High Court judge Biplab Kumar Sarma was set up in 2019

following widespread protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.

It was a tripartite accord signed between the Government of India, State Government of Assam and

the leaders of the Assam Movement in 1985.

The signing of the Accord led to the conclusion of a six-year agitation that was launched by the All

Assam Students’ Union (AASU) in 1979, demanding the identification and deportation of illegal

immigrants from Assam.

Clause 6 of the Accord says that constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards, as may be

appropriate, shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic identity

and heritage of the Assamese people.

The committee chaired by Biplab Kumar Sarma was constituted to define ‘Assamese People’ and

institute safeguards for them.

Tigers found in Kaziranga habitat are different from the rest of the world India’s only Golden Tiger, Kazi 106F emerged as the social media sensation right from the moment

its picture. The tigers present in Kaziranga habitat are totally different from the remainder of the

world as in territorial behavioural sample and this makes a detailed research on them much more

fascinating and difficult.




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Kazi 106 F, the tigress, resides in world heritage Kaziranga National Park of Assam. It is also known

as ‘Tabby tiger’ or ‘Strawberry tiger’.

The skin of tigers is orange-yellow with black stripes and whitish abdominal region.

The yellowish background is controlled by a set of ‘agouti genes’ and their alleles and the black colour

stripes are controlled by ‘tabby genes’ and their alleles. Suppression of any of these genes may lead

to colour variation in tiger.

Agouti genes interacts with the pigment cells to produce yellow to red or brown to black expression.

This interaction is responsible for making distinct light and dark bands in the hairs of animals such

as the agouti here same is happening in our tigress – Kazi 106 F.

Kaziranga National Park Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts of the

state of Assam, India.

The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world’s great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World

Heritage Site.

Kaziranga is a vast expanse of tall elephant grass, marshland, and dense tropical moist broadleaf

forests, criss-crossed by four major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, and the park includes

numerous small bodies of water.

Kaziranga has been the theme of several books, songs, and documentaries.

The park celebrated its centennial in 2005 after its establishment in 1905 as a reserve forest.

AHSEC to reduce 30 per cent syllabus for current academic year Assam Higher Secondary Education Council has decided to reduce of Class 11 and 12 syllabus by 30

percent for this academic year due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision was taken in a recent meeting of the Council’s academic committee.

This decision will be implemented for the students of 11th and 12th classes in all arts, commerce and

science streams with certain conditions.

The Education Department has set up a task force which will decide on reopening of educational

institutes.

The Assam government is mulling to resume classes from 1st of next month subject to the approval

of the Centre.


Researchers found Low ozone over Brahmaputra valley Researchers have found that the concentration of near surface ozone in this region in the Northeast

corner of India is low compared to the other urban locations in India.

Tropospheric, or ground-level ozone, is created by chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen

(NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC).




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It usually increases when pollutants emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers, refineries,

chemical plants, and other sources chemically react in the presence of sunlight, impacting human health.

Scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital have

evaluated the near surface ozone in the Brahmaputra River Valley (BRV) and found relatively low

concentration of Ozone over Guwahati compared to the other urban locations in India.

The examination of nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone concentrations in this study suggested

that this site is well influenced by local sources such as adjacent major national highway. During the

daylight hours, the site is in or nearly in a photo-stationary state, indicating a low impact of organic

species on the ozone concentrations.

Assam Inland Water Transport Project Government of Assam, Government of India and World Bank signed 88 million USD agreement to

modernize Assam’s Ferry transport service on the Brahmaputra river.

There are over 361 ferry routes across Brahmaputra river in Assam. These routes act as a crucial

means of transport to 1000s of commuters in both rural and urban areas of the valley.

The aim of Assam Inland Water Transport Project (AIWTP) is to help Assam improve its ferry

infrastructure and strengthen institutions operating inland water transport.

It also aims at introducing new and energy efficient vessels with least disturbance to nature. The

project also includes cargo transport vessels in the route.

The inland water transport is the most sustainable water transport for Assam. This is mainly because

it provides low-cost and low-carbon options.

The project will adopt “Working with Nature” principles to design new infrastructure.


Central Government signed “Historic Accord”, Bodo Agreement The Central Government of India signed the historic agreement with the nine factions of the National

Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) which will provide political rights to the Bodo Tribals living

in Assam.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister

Sarbanand Sonowal and the leaders of the NDFB.

According to the agreement, the Bodoland Territorial Area District will hold special rights for the

locals. However, the outsiders will have to obtain “permit” to work in the territory.

The Agreement will also provide economic benefits to the Bodos.

The accord signed is the third agreement signed in 27 years. The first was signed with All Bodo

Students Union in 1993 and the second was signed with the Bodo Liberation Tigers in 2003.

The third agreement led to the formation of Bodoland Territorial Council under the sixth Schedule of

the Constitution. The BTC now administrates 4 districts in Assam namely Chirang, Kokrajhar, Baska

and Udalguri. These areas are called the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts.




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Committee submitted report on Clause 6 of Assam Accord A high-level committee headed by Retd Justice B K Sharma, submitted its report to the Assam Chief

Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over the implementation of Clause 6 of Assam Accord.

The Clause provides constitutional, administrative and legislative safeguards to preserve and

promote cultural, linguistic and heritage of Assamese people.

Several actions have been taken under Clause 6 to provide administrative, constitutional and

legislative safeguards to the Assamese people. They include

The Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra Society was formed with funds from Ministry of HRD

Jyoti Chitraban film Studio scheme was launched and in phase II, the studio was modernized.

The Archaeological Survey of India took up preservation of 5 monuments namely Singri Temple

ruins, Poa-Mecca, Urvashi Archaeological site, Kedar Temple and Hayagriva Madhava Temple.

Assam Accord was an agreement signed between the government of India and the leaders of Assam

Movement in 1985. Under the agreement, the GoI agreed to accept all the migrants that entered

before 1966 and GoI agreed to provide social, political, cultural and economic rights to the Assamese

people.


Financial Assistance to Kaziranga National Park under CAMPA Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, a Rajya Sabha Member of the ruling party replied about the financial

assistance being provided to the Kaziranga National Park, Assam

Rs 94,46,585 and Rs 51,24,670 were sanctioned for Kaziranga National Park during the financial

years 2018-19 and 2019-20. The funds were sanctioned under CAMPA.

Apart from this, funds were also transferred under Project Tiger Scheme and Development of Wildlife

Habitat Scheme

The Assam Government has used the allocated fund to deploy Special Rhino Protection Force, Assam

Forest Protection Force, Home Guards and front line forest staff.

Many platforms and highlands have been constructed in the park. This helps the animals to stay safe

during floods. Anti-poaching camps have been organized. Several smart technologies like “Electronic

Eye” have been adopted.

The above steps were taken by the Assam State Government with the help of funds allocated.

CAMPA is Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority. It was established

in 2001 and is governed through CAMPA act.

In 2003, the Supreme Court noticed that funds collected for afforestation were underutilized by the

states. Therefore, the apex court set up CAMPA to manage the fund. Later in 2015, the act was

constituted to regulate the afforestation funds.

Assam National Park received Environmental Clearance




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The major exploration by the Oil India Limited beneath the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park of Assam

received environmental clearance. There were concerns that the project would affect the flora and fauna in the region. The park is the only region in India that supports feral horses.

The Oil India Limited (OIL) has received environmental clearance from MoEFCC (Ministry of

Environment, Forest and Climate Change) to extend drilling and testing of hydrocarbons.

The OIL is to implement extended reach drilling technology for which the company had obtained

permission in 2016.

The company will down carry out hydrocarbon exploration 1.5 km outside the demarcated area of

the park. The company has been performing explorations in the region for more than 15 years.

The Feral horse is not a true wild horse. The only true wild horse that exists today is the Przewalski’s

horse, that are native to Central Asia. The Prezewalski horse was first classified as extinct by the IUCN

red list. Later, they were reclassified as critically endangered in 2008 and endangered in 2011.

Australia has the largest population of feral horses in the world.

The Extended Reach Drilling Technology is directional drilling beneath the earth. The technology

aims to reach larger area and longer distances. It is done to maximize productivity and drainage

capability.

Jal Jeevan Mission funds allocated to Assam The Central Government has allocated Rs 1,407 crores to Assam under Jal Jeevan Mission. The Jal

Jeevan mission aims to provide tap connections to over 13 lakh rural households by 2020-21.

The state aims weaker and marginalized sections on priority basis. Village Action Plans have been

framed with active participation of the rural community.

Under the mission, the state will also aim at providing employment to the migrant workers returning

to homes. The mission will provide jobs such as fitting, plumbing and water conservation.

The Mission aims to supply 55 litres of water to all rural household by 2024.

The mission will create necessary infrastructure such as ground water recharge, rainwater harvest

and management of household waste water for reuse.

Assam government invites textile firms to invest in state The government of Assam has invited textile companies to invest in the state, assuring customised

support to their business ventures. Assam is now the centre of Southeast Asia with access to eight

crore people with the advancement of the Act East policy.

Participating from Assam in the ‘Exclusive Investment Forum’ webinar organised by the Union

Ministry of Textiles in collaboration with Invest India.

Apart from Assam, representatives of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana

participated in the webinar.

Assam produces 4,650 tonnes of Eri silk, 156.96 tonnes of Muga silk and 59.50 tonnes of mulberry

every year.



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Textile of Assam The indigenous handicrafts that in other parts of the country are confined to professional castes were

practiced as household industries in the valley of the Brahmaputra.

In Assam proper, there is no dearth of raw materials. Indigenous manufacturers consisted of thread

and fabrics, cotton textiles, brass utensils, oil extracted from mustard or til seeds gur or molasses,

jewelleries, articles of ivory and agricultural implements.

Every family in Assam proper had looms to meet the requirement of the household. The looms were

infact the center of domestic economy, the only hope of salvation in an hour of distress or despair.

Cotton manufactures- churias, chaddars, barkapors, khania kapor and gamochas- were entirely in the

hands of women of all classes, although women of respectability and position usually prepared only

the finest fabrics- asu or asuli poreah, gunnah, kotah, gai bonkara- resembling the muslins of Dacca.


After 129 years Assam Keelback snake rediscovered The Keelback snake species Assam Keelback has been rediscovered in Assam-Arunachal Pradesh

border after 129 years. It was first seen in 1891 when a British tea-planter Samuel Edward Peal

collected two male specimens from upper Assam’s Sivasagar district.

Scientific Name: Herpetoreas pealii.

It is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.

The species is endemic to Northeast India. It has been recorded from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

The species is small — about 60 cm long, brownish, with a patterned belly.

It was discovered 129 years ago in 1891 by Samuel Edward Peal, a British tea planter based in Upper

Assam.

The discovery of the Assam Keelback from a slow-flowing stream inside a forest indicates the need to prioritize conservation of ‘special habitats’ to safeguard micro-habitat specialized species.

Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to be upgraded into a National Park Assam State Government has decided for the up-gradation of the status of the Dehing Patkai Wildlife

Sanctuary to National Park. The decision was taken on 6th July 2020 and was announced by the Chief

Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal.





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A protest campaign led by environmentalists was conducted through social media during the

nationwide lockdown in the month of April 2020.

This campaign was due to the controversial decision made by the National Board for Wild Life’s

(NBWL) during its 57th meeting of the Standing Committee on 7th April 2020 by giving preliminary

approval for coal mining to Coal India Limited’s subsidiary North Eastern Coalfield (NEC) inside

98.57 hectare of land Saleki Proposed Reserved Forest.

Saleki Proposed Reserved Forest falls within the ‘Eco-Sensitive Zone’, that is within 10 Km of radius

from the Dehing Patkai Wild Life Sanctuary. The Saleki Proposed Reserved Forest is at a distance of

exact 9.1 Kilometers from the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary.

After the controversy, coal mining operations were suspended at the site from 3rd June 2020

onwards.

Coal India Limited’s unit NEC was mining at the location since 2003 without any official clearances.

For this, the Forest Department of Assam has imposed a penalty of Rs 43.24 crore on Coal India

Limited in May 2020.

Under the Project Elephant of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, in 1992 Dehing Patkai

was declared as an Elephant Reserve. Later on 13th June 2004, Dehing Patkai was declared as a

Wildlife Sanctuary.

Around 80% area of Kaziranga National Park inundated due to floods Almost 80% area of the Kaziranga National Park is inundated by flood waters. Twenty five animals

have died due to various causes including drowning and vehicle-hit while trying to cross roads during

floods.

It is the home of the world’s most one-horned rhinos. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has the highest

density of one-horned rhinos in the world and second highest number of Rhinos in Assam after

Kaziranga National Park.

Much of the focus of conservation efforts in Kaziranga are focused on the ‘big four’ species— Rhino,

Elephant, Royal Bengal tiger and Asiatic water buffalo.

The 2018 census had yielded 2,413 rhinos and approximately 1,100 elephants.

As per the figures of tiger census conducted in 2014, Kaziranga had an estimated 103 tigers, the third

highest population in India after Jim Corbett National Park (215) in Uttarakhand and Bandipur

National Park (120) in Karnataka.

Kaziranga is also home to 9 of the 14 species of primates found in the Indian subcontinent.

The park also has more than 250 seasonal water bodies, besides the Diphlu River running through it.

It has been declared a tiger reserve since 2007. It has a total tiger reserve area of 1,030 sq km with a

core area of 430 sq. km.

RMRC Dibrugarh became the 4th Laboratory in India to isolate COVID-19 Virus Strain The Indian Council of Medical Research’s regional centre at Assam’s Dibrugarh- Regional Medical

Research Centre (RMRC) has successfully able to isolate the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus strain.



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This success will open up avenues to conduct COVID-19 related studies such as from the development

of a potential vaccine to making other uses of cultures of the SARS-COV-2 for the development of therapeutic antibodies, testing effectiveness against disinfectants etc.

There are 2 types of strains of the novel Coronavirus: L type and S type. RMRC scientists have

confirmed that they have isolated the L-type strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The S type strain has

slowly been disappearing from across the world.

The virus strain isolated is of A2a mutation type. The A2a mutation type is the most dominant type

of Novel Coronavirus.

Until the month of April 2020, 10 different types of mutation of the virus have been identified by

scientists across the world.

Assam Baghjan Oil Well Fire A massive fire engulfed the Baghjan oil well of Assam. The well of the Oil India Limited had blown

out on May 27, 2020 and has been leaking gas for the past 14 days.

The accident is causing huge damages and is leaking gas. The smoke from the site could be seen

from 10 km of radius. The Indian Air Force has been helping in firefighting operations. The Indian

Army has also reached the place and is in operation.

The National Disaster Response Force team was deployed since the time of gas leak.

The incident is depositing gas condensate in the Maguri Beel Wet Land. This is affecting the flora

and fauna of the region. Carcasses of endangered Gangetic dolphins and aquatic life are seen

floating in the Dibru-Saikhowa National park.

The paddy fields, wetlands and ponds have also been contaminated and the threats are increasing.

Around 6,000 people living around the natural gas producing well have been evacuated. Rs 30,000

has been announced for these affected families. The tea growers in the region also have complained

layers of gas condensates in tea garden.

No Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple for the first time in Recorded History

For the first time in six centuries of record available from 1565, the 5 days Ambubachi Mela will not

be organized due by keeping in mind the possibility of spreading the COVID-19 virus at the

centuries-old historic Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati.

Every year the fair draws lakhs of pilgrims, tourists, sadhus, and others from all over the country.

As per the Assam State Tourism, a minimum of 5 lakh devotees attend the fair that also includes

many foreigners.

The rituals of Ambubachi Mahayog will be performed by the priests of the temple by maintaining

the social distancing norms. The Mahayog will be performed at the Devalaya from 07:53:15 am-

22nd June to 8:16:55 pm- 25th June.

Kamakhya Temple will remain closed for the devotees till the 30th of June 2020 as per the decision

taken by the Kamakhya Devalaya Management Committee.



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The Hindu temple located at the Nilachal Hill is dedicated to the mother goddess Kamakhya. The

temple as per history was built by King Narakasura. As per the official records available from 1565, the temple was rebuilt by Koch King Naranarayan.

Kamakhya is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths (each of the 51 Shakti Peeths represents a body part of

Lord Shiva’s companion, Sati).

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