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Unabated erosion posing threat to historic Jania Xatra [1]

After encroachment of land by illegal settlers, unabated erosion is now posing a great threat to the 500–year–old Jania Xatra in Barpeta district.

Publication Date: 
19/08/2013
Sentinel (Guwahati) [2]
Tags:
Assam [3], Barpeta (D) [4], Soil Erosion [5], Rivers [6], Land Encroachments [7], Natural Disasters [8]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-erosion
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-encroachments
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters