Raised shelters, changing crop patterns: How Assam is adapting to frequent floods
People in Dhemaji, one of the worst flood-affected districts of Assam, have some important lessons to share. Dhemaji is in the foothills of the Himalayas. The Brahmaputra and its tributaries traverse from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh through this district.
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“The character of the river keeps shifting. So, we keep running as it shifts. We can never predict as to when floods will strike. We always have to be prepared. Resilience is the only way to survive,” Joynath Hajong, a resident of Ajarbari village in the district, said.
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Another adaptation measure has been raised hand pumps constructed with RVC’s help. It had become difficult for villagers to access any water source during floods as normal hand pumps used to get submerged.
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The villages also have a raised Anganwadi, which the children also use as a school classroom, whenever the government school floods.
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