A tribal woman is at work
A tribal woman of Assam, India is at work. She is carrying water for her family from the nearby river. - Monoj Gogoi
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Working with flood affected community. Dihiri, an example of perfect resilient village
Working with community is amazing!!! At Dihiri, a worst flood and erosion affected village in Dhemaji district of Assam, India, in 2014. Working with community is amazing!!! At Dihiri, a worst flood and erosion affected village in Dhemaji district of Assam, India, in 2014. In the photo the villagers shares their experiences with the river. The are identifying the river and it's Paleo channels and events like road breached, breaches of embankment, government's unscientific structures in undesired locations etc. The people of this village encounters flood and erosion problems each monsoon of the year. The village, Dihiri (which has three settlements excluding adjacent Dihiri Kachary village) is situated on the bank of the Jiadhal river in Dhemaji and inundates the village by the inflated surging water of the river. There is no embankment to protect the village and people live here in scattered stilted houses with light weight materials such as bamboo, corrugated tin-sheet
Tribal woman at work
A tribal woman is doing household chores at her stilted house in Dhemaji, Assam, India. -Photo by Monoj Gogoi.