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85-year old recalls the 1950 'Assam-Tibet earthquake'


Angana Majumdar
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Natural disasters are unavoidable and can be a spine-chilling memory for the survivors. With the earthquake of 6.4 on the Richter scale hitting Assam on 28th of April 2021, people across the state reminiscent of the 1950 earthquake that shattered Assam to bits and pieces.
The 6th biggest earthquake of the 20th century was the 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake, also known as the Assam earthquake. It occurred on 15 August 1950 evening at 7:39 pm and had a magnitude of 8.6 on the Richter scale. The epicentre was located in the Mishmi Hills , south of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangri Garpo Himalayas in the North-East Frontier Agency part of Assam. Severe damage occurred in the Sivasagar-Sadiya area of Assam, India and the surrounding hills. About 70 villages were destroyed in the Abor Hills , mostly by landslides. Large landslides blocked the Subansiri River. This natural dam broke 8 days ....

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Why Is China Reviving Its Plan to Build Dams on the Brahmaputra Now?


Why Is China Reviving Its Plan to Build Dams on the Brahmaputra Now?
While Western and Indian defence analysts have assumed that the move is to keep India in its place , there could be a more plausible reason.
The Brahmaputra river. Photo: Flickr/lensnmatter CC BY 2.0
World10/Mar/2021
Even as Chinese and Indian troops are disengaging rapidly in Ladakh, Beijing has taken a decision that, if implemented will, one day, do a hundred times more damage to India than a war in Ladakh can do. This is to lift a decade-long embargo on hydropower ‘projects in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) river in Tibet. This anodyne declaration will revive the most dangerous, and unnecessary hydroelectric project ever contemplated by any government on this planet. ....

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