Question

Why is Assam so flood-prone?

Answer 1

Floods here are also caused by human interventions like lack of proper drainage

systems,

encroachment of river banks and wetlands,

unplanned urban growth,

hill cutting and deforestation. 

Answer 2

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The July 2017 monsoons have caused floods and flood-like situations across Assam, killing scores of people and leaving several hundred homeless. After continuous devastation due to heavy rains, the situation toned down a bit July 23, 2017, though nearly 60,000 people had been still affected across nine districts in the state by then.

According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), almost 60,000 people are affected at present in Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Barpeta, Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar and Karimganj districts.

The total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood-related cases stands at 76, including eight in Guwahati.

Due to the impact of flood waters, many roads, embankments and bridges have been damaged in several districts.

Flash flood struck north-central Assam on September 10, 2017. As per the officials in Sonitpur district these floods affected some 40,000 people while one person who was washed away reportedly drowned. Nearly three dozen villages in Chariduar circle were 

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