Heavy monsoon rains have triggered a major flood crisis across Assam and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, leaving more than 22,000 people affected and causing widespread destruction. Dhemaji has emerged as the worst-hit district, with 96 villages submerged, nearly 1,690 hectares of cropland damaged, and more than 48,000 livestock affected. A railway bridge over the Simen River, built in 1965, partially collapsed due to severe riverbank erosion, forcing the suspension of train services between Archipathar and Simen Chapari.

Dwarka Expressway becomes India’s first highway to adopt an AI-powered Smart Traffic System under the latest 2023 NHAI guidelines. Spanning 56.46 km, the project was developed by IHMCL and is being hailed as a national benchmark for AI-driven traffic control and road safety.