• Thousands of hectares of fertile land over the years, which have steadily disappeared from the map due to constant erosion by the mighty Red River.
• As per an investigation carried out by ANN Service, it was observed that unabated erosion by the Brahmaputra since the past several years has made the people living in the char areas of Palasbari and Barkhetri LACs in Kamrup and Nalbari districts lead miserable lives and incur irreparable loss of lives and property.
• The fertile char areas of Kamrup and Nalbari districts have been shrinking rapidly due to formidable erosion, though the state government has not formulated adequate policies to protect the char areas of Palasbari and Nalbari LACs, probably taking advantage of the ignorance, illiteracy and poverty of the people living in the riverine char villages.

River Bank Erosion Problem?

• The state of Assam is bank erosion by the river Brahmaputra, Barak and its tributaries. Damages caused due to erosion runs into several hundred crores every year.
• Bank erosion by the rivers has been a serious issue since last six decades as more than 4.27 Lakh Hectares of land was already eroded away by the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries since 1950, which is 7.40 % of area of the state.
• As assessed, the annual average loss of land is nearly 8000 Ha.
• The width of river Brahmaputra has increased up to 15.00 Km at some places due to bank erosion.