Dibrugarh, Oct 8: Sudden erosion along the Brahmaputra at Kacharighat has panicked Dibrugarh residents, with about 40 ft of land lost in length and 70 ft in width within half an hour.

What has unnerved residents is the nature of the collapse; unlike gradual soil loss, the entire stretch of land gave way to the river in an instant on Tuesday.

Local residents expressed deep concern over the recurring threat.

“I have been living in Dibrugarh for the past 12 years. The river was far from our settlement earlier, but now it’s dangerously close. After yesterday’s incident, we couldn’t sleep,” a resident told the press.

The multi-crore geo-bag project, designed to prevent such erosion, has once again come under scrutiny as several bags were washed away by the river’s strong current.

“This is

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