Char Chapori

Char Chapori (Assamese: চৰ চাপৰি) is an area of Brahmaputra river and its tributaries in the Indian state Assam constitution of flood plain sediments. According to the Assam Government record, the Char Chapori covers 3,608 km2 of the Brahmaputra basin, or 4.6% of Assam's area.

Problems

The people of Char Chapori face a certain number of problems including soil erosion, over flooding, illiteracy, high population growth and organised hate crime against them.[1][2]

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References
  1. https://www.academia.edu/17665743/Genesis_of_nellie_massacre_and_assam_agitation Genesis of nellie massacre and assam agitation
  2. http://www.nezine.com/info/Literacy%20declining%20in%20Assam%E2%80%99s%20char%20areas Literacy declining in Assam’s char areas

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