Guwahati Landslides and Floods: Encroachment Concerns

Imagine Guwahati's hills like a house of cards; if you remove the cards (trees and natural slopes), the whole thing might collapse.

Over time, people have been building on the hills and cutting down trees, like removing the cards, which makes the hills unstable.

When it rains, the water rushes down, causing the hills to slide down (landslides) and blocking the city's drains.

When the drains get blocked, the city floods.

Experts say we need to fix this with smart engineering and by working together to protect the hills.