Researchers at Dibrugarh University rediscovered two new freshwater mussel genera, Pseudoscabies and Assamnaia, in the Brahmaputra river basin in Assam. The rediscovery of the genus Assamnaia after over a century reaffirms the richness of biodiversity in Assam.
Recurring floods, changing weather patterns, untimely rains and construction debris from roads, highways and bridges depositing in rivers and farmland, have impacted agriculture in the area, the main livelihood of the local Mising tribe.
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