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Flood affects 19,000 hectares land in Majuli [1]

JORHAT, July 6: As many as 19,000 hectares of land comprising 4,717 hectares crop area and 41,000 population have been affected in the first wave of flood in Majuli sub-division of Jorhat district. According to the report received from district administration of Jorhat, more than 40 villages of the riverine island have been submerged by flood water in the last couple of days.

Publication Date: 
07/07/2009
Sentinel (Guwahati) [2]
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Natural Disasters [3], Floods [4], Assam [5], Jorhat (D) [6]
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