Study on Brahmaputra must to check erosion

The Hindustan Times | March 4, 2009 | Copyright

GUWAHATI, March. 4 -- A tectonic geomorphological study on the behaviour of the Brahmaputra and other rivers in the vicinity of Matmora area in Dhemaji district is needed while executing the anti-erosion schemes there. Thus observes renowned geologist Prof Jogendra Nath Sarma, who has been studying the geomorphology of the Brahmaputra and other rivers of the area for quite some time.

The study carried out by Professor Sarma, a senior faculty in the Dibrugarh University Applied Geology Department, has revealed that continuous erosion activities are on in the Matmora area since 1916. This has ...

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