Northeast Diary: Vanishing lakes and a tale of two cities

The Deepor Beel, a freshwater lake and a Ramsar site in Assam’s capital city, has been facing encroachment for several years, shrinking from over 4,000 hectares in its heyday to 500 hectares currently. Similarly, the Silsako wetland is severely encroached upon. It has shrunk from 340 hectares in 2001 to 133 hectares in 2012.

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