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Siltation causing floods in Brahmaputra, Barak rivers [1]

The Centre has finally admitted that excessive siltation of Brahmaputra and Barak rivers was primarily reasons responsible for recurring floods in Assam.

Publication Date: 
12/03/2010
Assam Tribune (Guwahati) [2]
Tags:
Soil Erosion [3], Barak [4], Brahmaputra [5], Natural Disasters [6], Floods [7], Assam [8], Ahmedabad (D) [9], Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) [10]
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