Flood Disaster in Assam and its Impacts on the Economy

Flood has been the major recurrent natural disaster of Assam. The havoc caused by flood in Assam is beyond description. We have various references to the disastrous flood in the past caused by Brahmaputra and Barak along with their tributaries. This article is an attempt to discuss the major causes of flood along with its various impacts and the role of governments for the victims with remedial measures to correct the critical situation. This paper is mainly descriptive in nature based on various secondary sources of data and information. It has been observed that the heavy monsoon coupled with various unscientific human activities is the main cause of heavy flood in the state. Flood causes sudden disruption to the normal life of a society with enormous damage of property. Like many other states of the country, the economy of Assam mainly is based on agriculture. A large number of agrarian people and vulnerable section of the society is affected by flood in every year. The increased monetary value of flood damage causes the state to lose a good percentage of its GDP which creates a hindrance to the progress of the economy. Government of India along with state government has taken various steps and approaches to mitigate the flood victims. They have also taken many initiatives every year to control flood and erosion. Modern technology and proper implementation of government schemes are needed to reconstruct the whole situation aggregate.