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Author(s): Ravishankar Ravi

Assam’s Haflong swept by landslides; activists blame ‘development’

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Activists have cited haphazard and unplanned development in Assam’s Dima Hasao district and its headquarters Haflong as being responsible for the recent mudslides that have devastated the area.

They particularly singled out the construction of roads and railway networks in the North Cachar Hills, where the district is located, as being responsible for the scenes being witnessed in the region since May 15, 2022.

Heavy rains in and around Dima Hasao caused mudslides which, in turn, caused the New Haflong Railway Station to be enveloped in mud. A tunnel on the national highway in the nearby town of Maibong is also full of debris.

Debris is also strewn on railway tracks throughout the district. The Barak Valley, one of the three major regions of Assam besides the Brahmaputra Valley and the North Cachar Hills, has been cut off from the rest of the North East due to the damage to rail and road infrastructure.

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