Gone in the Assam Floods: 8,000 Hectares of Fertile Land Every Year | Read

Name: Gone in the Assam Floods: 8,000 Hectares of Fertile Land Every Year
Uploaded: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 08:22:00 +0530
Duration: T00H02M46S
Description: As the waters recede from parts of flood-hit Assam, the possibility of a return to their villages does not exist for some people. The very land on which their homes, villages and fields stood has been washed away. Every year, Assam loses about 8,000 hectares of land to erosion.

PUBLISHED ON: September 15, 2015 | Duration: 2 min, 46 sec

As the waters recede from parts of flood-hit Assam, the possibility of a return to their villages does not exist for some people. The very land on which their homes, villages and fields stood has been washed away. Every year, Assam loses about 8,000 hectares of land to erosion.