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Barak river erosion turns serious [1]

The erosion by Barak river has expanded by a range of 5 km near Panchgram, which includes the villages like Kalarpar, Das Colony, Katakhal and Tukargram. People from these villages, like Satyendra Singha, Biswas Singha and Birendra Singha, have discovered cracks in their RCC buildings. Altogether, 20 families have been rendered homeless.

Publication Date: 
05/09/2009
Assam Tribune (Guwahati) [2]
Tags:
Soil Erosion [3], Barak [4], Natural Disasters [5], Central Water Commission (CWC) [6], Silchar [7], Mizoram [8]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/silchar
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mizoram