The Chief Minister of Assam is chairing a meeting to review the violations of all 41 major and minor embankments.
The Chief Minister of Assam is chairing a meeting to review the violations of all 41 major and minor embankments.
Guwahati: Chief Minister of Assam on Wednesday held a meeting with the water resources department to discuss the breach of embankments due to heavy rains and floods.
The Chief Minister has directed the department to prepare an estimated list of work to be done to facilitate the implementing agency to eliminate violations and adopt additional fortification measures.
“To reduce the suffering of people due to floods, we are directing our efforts to mitigate the effects of floods, especially due to embankment collapse,” Sarma said in a tweet.
The meeting was held to review all the 41 major and minor cracks on the embankments.
Chief Minister of Assam has an extensive network of rivers which makes it prone to natural disasters like floods and erosion. The Brahmaputra and Barak rivers, which have more than 50 tributaries, wreak havoc every year during the monsoons.
Floods and erosion in Assam are one of the most unique and severe events in the country. According to the Rastriya Bara Aayog (RBA), the flood-prone area of the state is 31.05 lakh hectares. The total area of Assam is 78.523 lakh hectares. This means that 39.58% of the total land area of the state is unprotected.
The state experienced major floods in 1954, 1962, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2004 and 2012. This year’s floods were the worst in terms of casualties.
