- Guwahati and Upper Assam rely heavily on neighboring states like Goalpara, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Meghalaya for essential construction materials and resources.
- Dam construction, heavy rainfall in Nagaland, and river flows from Meghalaya are impacting upper Assam and Goalpara districts.
Shared geography and development projects cause floods in Assam and Meghalaya.
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Updated Jul 1
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What happened
Shared geography and development projects cause floods in Assam and Meghalaya.
Who's involved
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Dam construction, heavy rainfall in Nagaland, and river flows from Meghalaya are impacting upper Assam and Goalpara districts.Also in this story
- Eviction drive targets land use in Goalpara.
- Residents migrated from Dhubri to Goalpara, and construction near Urpad Beel obstructed water flow.
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