Gushing Brahmaputra cuts into land mass in Dibrugarh; villagers seek immediate help

Amid incessant rains, the Dibrugarh district deputy commissioner Biswajit Pegu paid visit to the Bogibeel-Chaulkhowa-Madhupur area of the Dibrugarh district in Assam after villagers complained of largescale land erosion caused due to the Brahmaputra.

Pegu listened to the problems faced by villagers and said the department will take proactive measures to stop further cutting of land by the Brahmaputra river.

Brahmaputra is one of the most sediment-laden rivers in the world. It has created a network of some 2,300-plus islands mainly with the inflowing quantities of sand, silt and rock that the river carries along its course, down from the mountains and onto the plain.

Non-stop rains since late May and resultant floods and landslides has affected the geography of the state with Bogibeel-Chaulkhowa-Madhupur area of Dibrugarh district suffering massive landslides and soil erosion due to the gushing Brahmaputra river.

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Assam has been reeling under devastating floods with 127 revenue circles and 5,137 villages affected in 33 districts, according to a bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

Last week, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed air dropping of food and other relief materials in areas where there is heavy water inundation.

Dibrugarh district deputy commissioner Biswajit Pegu was accompanied by Dibrugarh District Development Authority chairman Akhim Hazarika and officials of the water resources department.