Archive · 13 Jun 2025
Erosion Crisis: Balijan Locals Seek Divine Intervention
Imagine a river that's slowly eating away at the land in Balijan, Assam.
This is causing a lot of worry for people, especially those who work in tea plantations.
They're afraid of losing their homes and jobs.
To try and stop the river, the community held a special prayer and offered sacrifices to the river goddesses, hoping they will change the river's path.
Local leaders are visiting the area, and the government is working on ways to stop the erosion.
The situation is serious, and everyone is hoping the land can be saved.
Severe erosion in Assam's Balijan area has affected the tea plantations and threatens the tea factory.
Locals performed a community puja on the riverbank, seeking protection from the river deities.
The erosion has swallowed a significant portion of Garudharia village and Balijan tea estate.
Chabua MLA Ponakan Baruah visited the erosion-prone areas and reported the alarming scale.
Anti-erosion measures are underway, with Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal expected to visit.
- Who
- Locals, plantation workers, and local politicians are affected.
- What
- Severe river erosion is threatening the Balijan area.
- When
- Recent days.
- Where
- Balijan area of Chabua, Assam.
- Why
- The erosion is causing fear of displacement and loss of livelihoods.
Local Concerns
Government Response
Erosion Impact
Local Concerns
Loss of land, properties, and livelihoods due to erosion.
Government Response
The Brahmaputra River eroding land.
- Location
- Balijan, Assam
- Affected Area
- Garudharia village, Balijan tea estate
- Affected Businesses
- Tea Plantations, Tea Factory
- Local Response
- Community puja
- Official Response
- Anti-erosion measures underway
- MLA Visit
- Ponakan Baruah