Kulsi changes course, poses threat to Tangla

TANGLA, July 20 ? People of Tangla areas were again affected by the fresh floods of Kulsi, Bhola and Nanoi river following continuous rains since the last couple of days. Kulsi river which flows from Bhutan changed its original course. The river Kulsi changed its direction and merged with the stream Huduma. Huduma is too small to accept the increased water flow inundated a vast area of Tangla.

Already five houses in Palahgarh village, nine houses in Chatiapar village, eight houses in Chenipara, have been eroded by Kulsi river. Several areas of Mangaldoi-Bhootiachang road, Tangla-Bhergaon road, Tangla-Deor road have been inundated by fresh floods. In Kulsipar-Bholabari area, villages like Naharbari, Ganakpara, Bholabari, Ojha gaon, Ranthali Dolguri, Kacharipara, Chengapathar village were inundated by the flood of Kulsi river. A vast area was submerged by sand of Kulsi damaging many paddy fields.

 
 
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Subir Ghosh
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The Northeast Vigil website ran from 1999 to 2009. It is not operated or maintained anymore. It has been put up here solely for archival sentiments. This site has over 6,000 news items that are of value to academics, researchers and journalists.

Subir Ghosh