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Flood in Assam is characterized by their extremely large magnitude, high frequency and extensive devastation. This natural hazard repeats itself year and not only costs lives but also leaves the economy of the state, which is largely agricultural, in utter shambles. Flood is not a new phenomenon in Assam. There have been references to disastrous floods in past, caused by the Brahmaputra river, including the ones when nearly half of Dibrugarh town was washed away by the flood in 1954. In Assam floods are caused by two river systems – the mighty Brahmaputra in the north and Barak in the south. The geographical setting of the region, high intensity rainfall, easily erodible geographical formations, earthquake Zone, massive deforestation, great amount of land used, and explosive population gro
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