Floods in Guwahati especially the flash floods is not an age old issue.Its been persistant since the last 7-10 years.Reason???Oh there are plenty... Lets list down in a more precise version: 1. read more
Guwahati has a geographic terrain that makes it flood prone and improper drainage system and maintenance is what makes it worse. Technically it's not a problem that can't be solved. An Israeli company is working on to solve the problem with the govt of Assam. read more
Losses due to Flood: Loss of lives are in thousands. In the past five years, only in 2013, no death was reported due to floods. Loss of animals are also very huge as the area is a bio-diversity hot-spot with 5 National Parks and so many species of unique animals. read more
This has much to do with the economic thinking, apart from the local politicians allowing their families, friends and benefactors to do whatever they want: haphazard building, garbage dumping, land encroachment, sand mining, landfilling etc. read more