Lakhimpur: Flooding and swelling of embankments in Assam is an annual affair. For people in the state, the story is the same every year. While the state gets central aid in the name of rehabilitation and strengthening of embankments every year, on the ground, however there seems to be minimal change.
In this year's round of floods in the state, at least 10 people were killed and more than 12 lakh people were affected with a larger part of the state's 16 districts still marooned.
Taking stock of the situation, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas and announced that the state government would constitute a Flood and Erosion Protection Authority with funding of Rs 1,000 crore on its own to strengthen the existing embankments and build new ones to replace the ones that have outlived their utility.
But for years, people living in the Lakhimpur districts in the foothills of eastern Himalayas have seen their crops and livestock flowing away within minutes as the furious Brahmaputra swallows the embankments.
At the same time, the state has received major funds for rehabilitation. Since 2001, Assam has received around Rs 1,000 crores for flood management.
The state has also got $142 million from the Asian Development Bank as part of the Assam Integrated Flood and River Bank Erosion Risk Management Project.
In this year's round of floods in the state, at least 10 people were killed and more than 12 lakh people were affected with a larger part of the state's 16 districts still marooned.
Taking stock of the situation, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas and announced that the state government would constitute a Flood and Erosion Protection Authority with funding of Rs 1,000 crore on its own to strengthen the existing embankments and build new ones to replace the ones that have outlived their utility.
But for years, people living in the Lakhimpur districts in the foothills of eastern Himalayas have seen their crops and livestock flowing away within minutes as the furious Brahmaputra swallows the embankments.
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At the same time, the state has received major funds for rehabilitation. Since 2001, Assam has received around Rs 1,000 crores for flood management.
The state has also got $142 million from the Asian Development Bank as part of the Assam Integrated Flood and River Bank Erosion Risk Management Project.
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