17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Blink and gone

The image refers to the erosion activity of the banks of river Brahmaputra in Assam, India. Hectares of land are submerged every year during the massive floods causing loss of human life, animals,livestock, agriculture etc. People family rely of living in those "kuccha huts" for few days and shift when they see erosional activities near to their house. Massive amounts of land gets eroded daily.

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Date Taken: 11.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2019
Photo Location: India
Copyright: © Gaurav Talukdar