In a significant policy shift, Assam Government has prioritised erosion over floods, identifying it as a more dangerous threat, even as Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi called for special packages for erosion-affected areas and border area development. Erosion is a more serious threat than floods.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/gogoi-urges-special-package-erosion-hit
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/assam-tribune-guwahati
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-erosion
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam