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Wall to check soil erosion in Assam
Majuli,
Assam,
Jan
26,
2008
:
Efforts
are
being
made
to
save
the
world"s
largest
river
island
Majuli
from
erosion
of
its
embankments,
and
continuous
siltation
that
threaten
to
wipe
away
a
large
island
settlement
on
the
river
Brahmaputra
in
India"s
northeastern
state
of
Assam.
A concrete wall is being constructed to check the rapid flow of water that has been causing incessant erosion reducing the island to half its size.
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Story first published: Monday, January 28, 2008, 11:42 [IST]
