: Frequent floods in the Brahmaputra are eating away at Assam’s tribal lands #IndiaNEWS Hemram Pegu has been forced to rebuild his home at least eight times in the past decade, shifting it a few metres

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Frequent floods in the Brahmaputra are eating away at Assam’s tribal lands #IndiaNEWS
Hemram Pegu has been forced to rebuild his home at least eight times in the past decade, shifting it a few metres inland every time heavy rains cause the Brahmaputra River to surge into his village of Besemora, in Assam.As a member of the indigenous Mising tribe, who have lived along the Brahmaputra and its tributaries for generations, Pegu remembers taking pride in being able to interpret the behaviour of one of the Earth’s longest river systems. But today, he said, the community is baffled by its unpredictable nature.“The original site of our village is now history,� Pegu said of his home on Majuli, a riverine island in Assam state. “Its location continues to change as we keep moving inland by 200 metres to 300 metres from the advancing river each time it floods,� the 52-year-old shopkeeper told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.Livelihoods affectedWith limited work options and a high dependence on natural resources, the Mising – like other indigenous communities around the world – often suffer the worst of the extreme weather that has become increasingly common as global temperatures rise.The swelling Brahmaputra frequently uproots families in Besemora, compelling them to relocate to a shrinking area of available land and putting a strain on their livelihoods.A study published by...Read more

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