Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Parts of Upper Assam that are not usually included in the state’s annual flood map suffered devastating damage this year.

Did stone quarrying in the hilly region aggravate river swelling when rain lashed?

Raghav Kakkar & Rokibuz Zaman report

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