Tackling erosion yet to become a reality
Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, May 9: Monsoon every year brings reminders of the proximity of the Brahmaputra to Dibrugarh. Large chunks of land disappear under water, rousing fears about the fate of the town. Erosion has become a reality for the people of the area since the 1950s.
The great earthquake in the last century saw the River Brahmaputra heave itself up and eat up a major portion of the town. Old timers still recall the Henduri Ali, Protestant Church, the old post office and other important edifice of Dibrugarh giving way to the expanse of the river waters.
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