illegal settlers and guwahati
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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
Deepor Beel
Sola BeelM
arsh
es E
ncro
ache
d By
Peo
ple
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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