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Assam: Focus on ecology after devastation -Umanand Jaiswal

-The Telegraph

Rain-induced landslide and flood destroyed 2086 houses and 13 schools besides affecting and 2403.42 hectare of agricultural land in Dima Hasao district

Guwahati: The widespread destruction and disruption caused by flood and landslides in Assam’s Dima Hasao district have turned the spotlight on the creation of development projects at the “cost” of the ecology in the ecologically fragile hill district.

As an inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) visited the district on Saturday to assess the destruction caused by unprecedented rainfall, Gauhati University faculty Uttam Bathari and independent researcher on the Brahmaputra Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, earnestly hoped the authorities will not only confine themselves to rebuilding damaged infrastructure and rehabilitation but also recommend specific and sustained steps to restore the ecology to prevent a repeat.

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