Here is what Assam can do to prevent floods

It can strengthen embankments, dredge rivers, address river erosion and take wise policy decisions

Raised shelters, changing crop patterns: How Assam is adapting to frequent floods

Assamese villagers are adopting climate-proofing or flood-resilient mechanisms to cope with floods better

DTE Ground Report: Flood camps have become second homes for people in Assam

The administration has hardly done anything to address recurrent flooding; people consequently have been left on their own

Assam: 94% of the state’s districts in the grip of floods

Every seventh Assamese is now a flood-victim, with 4.2 million people affected by floods across the state

Bedevilled Barak: How a Katigorah school is building resilience after 2022 Assam floods

The higher secondary school in Cachar district suffered immense damage during floods more than a year ago

Bedevilled Barak: DTE reconstructs what went wrong in Katigorah during 2022 Assam floods

Unique geographical settings, non-functional sluice gates of the vulnerbale revenue circle of Cachar district led to inundation

Bedevilled Barak: 2022 Assam deluge damaged houses in Katigorah, pushing locals to flood-proof their dwellings

Villagers are ready to spend lakhs on raising the ground while building houses, say locals

Simply Put: Boat-life, not lifeboat

It took just a week for drought-affected Assam to be deluged: DTE Analysis

Not all embankments can stop floods, as has happened this time in Assam, say experts