Brahmaputra board clears new embankment plan for four Majuli villages

The Brahmaputra Board approved a revised embankment alignment on Tuesday covering Kamalabari, Dakhinpat, Bongaon and Salmora, three years after the previous line was breached in two places.

Survey teams have begun marking plots along the new alignment. Officials said construction should start before the next monsoon, though the land acquisition notice for roughly 40 hectares has not yet been published.

What the villages have asked for

Village committees in Salmora want a written resettlement timeline attached to the work order rather than a separate assurance. Compensation claims from the 2023 breach are still pending with the district office.

“We are not against the embankment. We want the dates in the same paper as the budget.”

— Jyotsna Pegu, Salmora village committee

The board has set aside ₹214 crore for the first phase. A second phase covering the north bank will be taken up only after this stretch is measured through one full monsoon.

What happens next

• The land acquisition notice is expected in the district gazette and the local paper.
• Survey marking finishes by the second week of September.
• Tenders for the first 11 km go out once acquisition closes.