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ORANG NATIONAL PARK AND TIGER RESERVE

Situated in Assam, India, on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River. Area: 79.28 sq km for the National Park; 492.44 sq km for the Tiger Reserve. Known as the mini Kaziranga, Orang is a biodiversity hotspot. History and Establishment:

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BIOGAS PLANTS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2nd October virtually presided over the ground breaking ceremony of 33 compressed biogas plants across the country. Among them were four key projects in Assam spearheaded by Oil India Ltd (OIL) in Guwahati, Jorhat, Sivasagar,

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