Udalguri, May 26 -- Minister for Water Resources Pijush Hazarika, accompanied by officials from the Water Resources Department, conducted an inspection today in Udalguri district to take stock of the progress of repair work on a breached embankment along the Golondi River.

According to a release, the visit forms part of a broader initiative by the Water Resources Department to strengthen flood management infrastructure in Assam's flood-prone districts through a combination of engineering interventions and site-specific reinforcements.

The release noted that while, addressing the media at the site of the visit, the Minister explained that floodwaters descending from the Bhutan hills had "repeatedly caused breaches in the Golondi River em...