India’s Rivers Are Not Local Problems: The Case for a Smarter Basin Management Strategy
The River That Remembers Nothing The Brahmaputra does not follow instructions. It shifts its course seasonally, erodes its banks annually, and has consumed Majuli by roughly 1/3rd of its original area over the past century. The communities on its banks have adapted as best they can, building on stilts, relocating seasonally, and accepting a negotiation…