The Centre has finally admitted that excessive siltation of Brahmaputra and Barak rivers was primarily reasons responsible for recurring floods in Assam.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/siltation-causing-floods-brahmaputra-barak-rivers
[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/barak
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brahmaputra
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ahmedabad-d
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-space-research-organisation-isro