Erosion activity on Majuli u The largest river island of the world

Majuli, a river island within the two arms of the mighty Brahmaputra river, is a site having extreme historical and cultural importance, and warrants immediate exposure to the scientific community. The Island faces an acute erosion problem as no permanent anti-erosion measures based on proper geo-hy...

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Published inCurrent science (Bangalore) Vol. 84; no. 7; pp. 929 - 932
Main Authors Kotoky, P, Bezbaruah, D, Baruah, J, Sarma, J N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2002
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Marine
ISW, India, Assam, Majuli River Is
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Summary:Majuli, a river island within the two arms of the mighty Brahmaputra river, is a site having extreme historical and cultural importance, and warrants immediate exposure to the scientific community. The Island faces an acute erosion problem as no permanent anti-erosion measures based on proper geo-hydrological models have been adopted so far. The land area of the island, as evidenced from the IRS satellite imagery of 1998, is 577.65 km super(2) compared to 1245 km 2 according to available historical records. The available data indicate an erosion rate of 1.9 km super(2) /yr for the period of 1920-98. If the situation remains unattended, the island will soon be engulfed by the Brahmaputra river and will become extinct from the world map.
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ISSN:0011-3891