MONOJ GOGOI PHOTO CREDIT: TONMOY CHUTIA When the northern and western states of India are reeling under severe floods due to heavy precipitations or cloud bursts in the northern Himalayan states now, drought like situation in upper Assam, particularly in the districts of north bank districts – Dhemaji and Lakhimpur, highly affects the water intensive crops. The people who live in the flood-prone areas reported that instead of flood, in this flood season the farmers were facing acute water crisis for agricultural purpose. Some farmers from the Kadam Revenue Circle and the Bihpuria Revenue Circle informed that the bau rice (deep water rice) was not growing as expected as there was no adequate quantity of water in the paddy fields Raj Kumar Chandi, a youth from the Dhunaguri area under Bihpuria RC informed that farmers from many flood affected villages from the area traditionally depended upon bau cultivation and this year too, the farmers expected tried to grow this water inte...
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