EMBANKMENT SYSTEM OF DIFFERENT RIVER UNDER JURISDICTION

OF NALBARI W.R. DIVISION, NALBARI

                        Amongst the flood prone district, Nalbari is one of the highly flood prone District in the State of Assam. The jurisdiction under Nalbari Water Resources Division covers main Stream, Brahmaputra with tributaries like Pagladia, Mora-Pagladia, Baralia and Noona which are flashy in nature and cause large scale devastation in every year flood.

Embankments:            There are 11 Nos of embankment in the district on both bank of river as given below

The river wise dyke/embankment system with length of embankment under this Division is as follows:

                                                            Total Length                =        239.30 K.M

These embankments were constructed couple of decades before, needs raising and strengthening. Regular maintenance and repair during Flood is necessary since maintenance through Master Roll labour has been abolished.

River wise length of embankment