Urgent Call for Erosion Control Measures Near Tinsukia's Eco Tourist Camp

The Dibrugarh-Tinsukia District Flood and Erosion Resistance Struggle Forum has raised concerns about severe riverbank erosion near the Canopus Eco Tourist Camp. Despite ongoing embankment work in other areas, no action has been taken to address the alarming erosion threatening the camp. Experts warn that the situation could worsen with the upcoming monsoon, leading to potential flooding. Local residents are urging the Water Resources Department to implement necessary repairs and erosion-control measures to safeguard the area. This appeal highlights the urgent need for proactive measures to prevent further damage.

By Narendra Chaudhary Dec 19, 2025, 12:07 IST

Concerns Over Riverbank Erosion in Tinsukia

Doomdooma, Dec 19: The Dibrugarh-Tinsukia District Flood and Erosion Resistance Struggle Forum has raised alarms regarding the insufficient preventive actions against riverbank erosion affecting an approximately 800-meter stretch near the Canopus Eco Tourist Camp located in the Hatighuli region of West Saikhowa, Tinsukia district.

During a recent site inspection led by the Forum's president, Binod Kedia, it was noted that while embankment construction using sand-filled geo-bags is actively underway in the highly vulnerable Milonpur, Felai, and Naokata regions, no measures have been taken by the Water Resources Department to tackle the critical erosion near the eco tourist camp.

The Forum highlighted that significant erosion during the previous monsoon season resulted in the creation of a large depression in the area, resembling a pond.

Experts have cautioned that with the next monsoon approaching, water inflow into this depression could worsen the situation, posing a severe risk to surrounding regions.

It was mentioned that previous embankment efforts using geo-bags had been implemented along a 1,200-meter stretch, but most of these geo-bags were swept away during the last flood.

Despite the urgent need for repairs in this area, the lack of action from the Water Resources Department has left local residents feeling anxious.

Residents have expressed that unless repair work is initiated along an estimated 1,100-meter stretch near the camp, and erosion-control measures using geo-bags or geo-tubes are established along the 800-meter stretch during the dry season, any erosion-control initiatives in the downstream Felai-Naokata area will be ineffective, regardless of the quantity of geo-bags deployed.

The Forum, along with the local community, has made a collective appeal to the Water Resources Department to promptly commence erosion prevention efforts near the tourist camp.