Fresh protests over tree felling near Deepor Beel for a proposed elevated railway corridor have once again revived environmental concerns around Assam’s only Ramsar wetland, with activists, residents and social media users questioning whether ecological protection in Guwahati is steadily losing public urgency.
The culmination of the Rising Sun Water Festival - "Revisiting Saraighat", a monumental three-day event, marked the end of an impactful, first of its kind, Aquatic cum Cultural extravaganza at Deepor Beel Guwahati.