Hills, Marshes & Guwahati

A Presentation on the Environmental Problems the City is Facing Due to

the Illegal Occupation of Forest Land

How Illegal Occupation Took Place

• Assam Andolon & Consequent Insurgency

• Emergence of Large Numbers of Small Time Jobs in

Guwahati

• Lots of Middle Man & Mafia in land brokerage

business in Guwahati

• Illiteracy

Consequences of Illegal Occupation

Occupation of HillsSoil ErosionLoss of VegetationDanger of Landslides

Occupation of Marshes Water-Logging Threat to Migratory

Birds & Freshwater Fishes

Loss of Vegetation

Illegally Occupied Hills

Mud Destroys Road

Hengrabari Hills

Marshes Encroached by People

Water-Logging in Satgaon

Hillhaku Beel

Marshes Encroached by People

Water-logging in the Panjabari Road

Hillhaku Beel

Massive Landslides Kill People

Fatasil & Kamakhya Hills

Marshes Encroached By People

Threat to Migratory Birds & Freshwater Fishes

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Water-logging in Silpukhuri, Chandmari, Gandhibasti

Water Hyacinth

Serves as a Cattle FeedRemoves Arsenic from

waterCan be used to treat

water coming out from industries

Can be used for Biogas Production

Source of food for Ducks & Waterfouls

Shelter for frogs, fishes etc.

Facilitates Biomediation in Waterbodies

Prevents drying up of Waterbodies in Summers

Can be used as Biofuel

Duckweeds

Lotus

For etching out different dishes

Leaves used of Packing food

Significance in Hindu & Buddhist religions

Aesthetic purposes

Azolla

Serves as Cattle Feed

Used as Companion Plant in Paddy Fields

As a Larvicide

Spot-billed Pelican

Found in large inland & coastal waters, especially large lakes

125–152 cm long & has a weight of 4.1–6 kg

The breeding season varies from October to May

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