Guwahati, July 22 -- Written by Manoj Kumar Ojha

Guwahati: A total of 10 river dolphins have died in Assam since 2020, according to data presented in the Lok Sabha on Monday by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh said the deaths were attributed to causes such as accidental killing, internal injuries, and unidentified factors.

The Ganges River Dolphin, a freshwater species primarily found in the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries, is listed as endangered. The minister informed the House that no recent dolphin sightings have been reported from the Barak River system in Assam, indicating a possible decline in habitat in that region.

As part of Project Dolphin, the governm...