Assam citizens’ forum calls for scientific solution to flood problem
The Assam Nagorik Sammilan, a citizens' forum, is advocating for a comprehensive scientific approach to address Assam's recurring flood crisis, moving beyond temporary relief measures. The group emphasizes the need to examine the impact of upstream infrastructure, deforestation, and ecological changes on the state's river systems.
Why it matters
This initiative highlights the growing tension between rapid infrastructure development in Northeast India and the urgent need for ecological conservation to mitigate climate-induced natural disasters.
A citizens’ forum in Assam has called for a comprehensive and scientific approach to the flood problem—one that looks beyond temporary relief and embankment repairs and examines the entire river and ecological system.
On Friday (August 21, 2026), members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) organised ‘demand day’, seeking the national disaster tag for the deluge that leaves scores dead and displaces thousands every year.
The party also demanded ₹20 lakh for the families of those killed in the recent floods, ₹1 lakh in immediate assistance to each affected family and up to ₹10 lakh for houses destroyed in the floods.
The Assam Nagorik Sammilan, a forum headed by academician Hiren Gohain and former Director General of Police Harekrishna Deka, said the State’s geographical position makes it vulnerable to flooding via rivers originating in the mountains of the surrounding hill States.
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