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Table 2 Year wise area Eroded and Affected population

From: Riverbank erosion and migration inter-linkage: with special focus on Assam, India

Year

Area in ha

Villages affcted

Family affected

Value of property

2001

5348

227

7395

377.72

2002

6803

625

17,985

2748.34

2003

12,589.6

424

18,202

9885.83

2004

20,724

1245

62,258

8337.97

2005

1984.27

274

10,531

1534.00

2006

821.83

44

2832

106.93

2014

12,579.13

NA

77,805

NA

  1. Source: Water resource Department, Govt. of Assam, 2014