GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has declared that the people of the region were "standing up to violence and turning their energy and skills to building a better, stronger, safer, productive and stable society." In prepared remarks which were read on his behalf by Chandra Mohan Patowary, Environment and Forest Minister, at…
River Reflections: Impermanence, Erosion, Migration On The Brahmaputra The uncertainty of life and livelihoods is forcing many to migrate from the temporary silt islands, locally known as chars or saporis BySanjoy Hazarika |25 June, 2022 THE BRAHMAPUTRA, one of the most sediment-laden rivers in the world, is home to a geographical phenomenon--a unique network of an…
It was broad, the water level was high, and it flowed perilously close to the road leading to Dibrugarh, the tea capital of Assam and India's tea city. It was the last week of April. From decades of travel in the region, I knew that the Brahmaputra would attain such heights and width--but only in…