Land Erosion In Assam

Ajit Phukhan is not sure whether he will benefit from the Centre's plan to tackle floods that cause large-scale damage in Assam annually. The 47-year-old farmer from Rohmoria, a village in Assam's flood prone Dibrugarh district, has lost his home to the Brahmaputra river, which has expanded massively due to erosion and floods in the village. "Earli...

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.

Ajit Phukhan is not sure whether he will benefit from the Centre's plan to tackle floods that cause large-scale damage in Assam annually. The 47-year-old farmer from Rohmoria, a village in Assam's flood prone Dibrugarh district, has lost his home to the Brahmaputra river, which has expanded massively due to erosion and floods in the village. "Earli...

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.