WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CAUSES OF FLOOD IN ASSAM , INDIA

Every year over million people dies because of the floods in Assam. In Assam, the death toll of floods are greater then the new COVID-19 virus in which 133 people lost there lives due to floods and 88 people lost there lives in COVID-19, and the 16.55 lakh people get affected.

1. FLOOD ARE GOOD FOR ASSAM BUT NOT NOW WHY?

Floods are good for Assam as it brings natural sediments from soil Erosion from the river Brahmaputra which makes the soils of ASSAM very fertile in which it is helpful for growing Paddies for farmers. But due to the heavy rainfall in Monsoon season The water Level Increase it above the danger level in which heavier Soil erosion takes places. The frequently having earthquakes inninnnAssam causes landslides in which it sends debris in Assam and causes the bed of the river

2.THE POOR QUALITY MAKING DAMS IN THE AREAS

The poor quality of making dams in the river areas of some corrupt engineers, which lead to the damage of dams and break from uphills and suffers the villagers in which many of the people get homeless. Every year they make boats and big houses from Bamboos to save their lives from the floods. They get diseases like dengue, diarrhea, and no proper places for urination, potty, etc.

3. WILDLIFE IN KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

Kaziranga National park is famous for its only one Horn Rhino found in the world. In the early days when a flood happens in Kaziranga national parks, the Rhinos and the other animals used to go to the higher land to save their lives from the waves. But now The Increase levels of water in the river areas, the waves became even more worst. Now the floods kill more One Horn Rhinos than the poachers. Which a susceptible topic to be discussed. The river Brahmaputra cannot be tamed. But is there any solution for that?. If we don't do it now something then in here by our future, it can be more worsen then we can ever believe. We need to protect the most endangered animals. If we hurt our mother earth, it also gives in return to us the same.

4.EMBANKMENTS

Our Governments have made Embankments is the last few years spending millions and billions of money. EMBANKMENTS are an artificial ridge of soil and rocks build by the side of the river and designed to try to prevent from the river form flooding during high water rise. EMBANKMENTS in ASSAM is efforted only To the Richer areas, and the poor rest areas are not built in, which the Embankment built cities are safe and the water goes to the poor regions and started to flooded there and damages many of the homes paddy fields and in the last only farmers have to face the great loss of there loving homes and paddy fields which they grow for there earnings and livelihoods.

A flood can be stopped if we stop hurting our mother earth cut trees and in return, grow more trees. 

 

 

 

 

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