Majuli Island in the Discussion Table at The Paris Meet

Set amidst the mighty and the mythical river Brahmaputra, Majuli is known as the world’s biggest river Island. Majuli has been the cultural capital and the cradle of Assamese civilization for the past five hundred years despite the regular devastation, Majuli continues to be home to people and culture that are quite unique. But its slowly but surely being washed away by the fast-moving waters of the Brahmaputra river. The island is rapidly disappearing from the bank of the Brahmaputra. Erosion rips its banks every year claiming lives...
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Volunteering for Flood Relief

In the face of devastating floods, in Assam, the need of the hour was volunteers and support to help the victims and the affected. Right from the first showers in April, the rain gradually picks up intensity and by the end of July floods the Brahmaputra valley. Year 2017’s floods however have been reportedly the worst in the last 3 decades.
Breached embankments, cries for help and country boats sailing on flood waters characterized the Valley. Large numbers of volunteers were pressed into action to help the district administration in evacuating the affected population to safe places...
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Human Wildlife Harmony Scheme

Human-elephant invasion is a significant problem in Assam. Factors like loss, degradation and fragmentation of wildlife habitats, the human-wildlife conflict has increased manifold in Assam in recent years. It leads to loss of cultivated crops.
   Assam Investment Advisory Society (AIAS) along with Mahila Shakti Kendra built a constructive solution to the challenges faced by the villagers. It’s a community-based initiative, “Community Based, Conservation Linked Alternative Compensation” in Assam which will offers security to members against losses inflicted by natural disasters (especially Elephant Raids)...
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