<p>North Lakhimpur (Assam): A 182-kg bomb from the World War II period, found in Assam last year, was defused in Lakhimpur district on Thursday, officials said.</p>.<p>Lakhimpur District Commissioner Pronab Jit Kakoty said that the bomb was discovered on the banks of the Jhili river by the Air Force on September 27, 2024.</p>.School principal killed in bomb attack in Jharkhand's Deoghar.<p>"It was an active bomb during the time of recovery. The bomb was defused by experts from the Air Force inside Dulung Reserve Forest," Kakoty said.</p>.<p>Divisional Forest Officer Manoj Kumar Goswami said all necessary precautions were taken to protect the wildlife before the exercise.</p>.<p>"We cleared the almost 3.5 km area surrounding the place where the bomb was defused. It was a successful exercise without any problem," he added. </p>
<p>North Lakhimpur (Assam): A 182-kg bomb from the World War II period, found in Assam last year, was defused in Lakhimpur district on Thursday, officials said.</p>.<p>Lakhimpur District Commissioner Pronab Jit Kakoty said that the bomb was discovered on the banks of the Jhili river by the Air Force on September 27, 2024.</p>.School principal killed in bomb attack in Jharkhand's Deoghar.<p>"It was an active bomb during the time of recovery. The bomb was defused by experts from the Air Force inside Dulung Reserve Forest," Kakoty said.</p>.<p>Divisional Forest Officer Manoj Kumar Goswami said all necessary precautions were taken to protect the wildlife before the exercise.</p>.<p>"We cleared the almost 3.5 km area surrounding the place where the bomb was defused. It was a successful exercise without any problem," he added. </p>