Question

a report on flood situation in assam

Answer 1

Incessant rains in Assam and neighbouring North Eastern States have wreaked havoc inundating most parts of Assam. The situation turned critical after continuous rains over the week affecting 25 districts of Assam affecting 33,27,968 population in 3186 villages (ASDMA, 15th August 2017). The affected districts include Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Udalguri, Darrang, Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Baksa, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Morigaon, Nagaon, Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Kamrup.

Answer 2

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Assam is the land of two mighty rivers – Brahmaputra and Barak. Each year these two rivers and their tributaries cause floods in vast areas of Assam which leads to human misery and devastation of nature. This year, more than 30 districts including lower and upper Assam have been severely affected.

Several factors including natural and artificial are responsible for the re-occurrence of floods in Assam. First and foremost, Assam lies in the heart of monsoon belt and so gets overburdened with rainfall every rainy season. Due to this, the river along with its tributaries such as Subansiri, Manas, Kopili, Jia-Bhoroli, etc. get flooded and their banks overflow flooding the vast plain of the state. Secondly, the existence of long ranges of mountains on its northern and eastern boundaries compels the water to flow down into the vast plain causing the rivers to swell. Thirdly, every year due to heavy natural as well as artificial land sliding, Assam loses hundreds of kilometres of its land area. This soil erosion makes the river shallow, which later helps in the creation of a heavy flood.