Bank Erosion of the Beahmaputra River in the Downstream of Palasbari and Soalkuchi, Kamrup District, Assam

Abstract

A 20-km Stretch of the Brahmaputra River in Studied for Bankline Change Downstream of Palasbari on the River's South Bank and Soalkuchi on the North. Three Survey of India Topographical Maps of 1972 Were Compared with IRS-P6 LISS -III Satellite Image of 2006 in GIS Environment. Results Show that the eroded during this period amounts to 31.52 km on the south bank and 65 km on the north bank. The affected resource and infrastructural categories include: wetlands, river channels, farmlands settlements, roads and embankments.