Dear All Thanks for all these discussions on Majuli and erosions. The real question is whether this is due to man made causes or is part of the natural process? If natural, then we should leave it at that. All over the world natural changes are happening - creating new islands from volcanic activities as well as submerging existing islands with floods, icebergs etc. If completely due to our own foolishness then of course there should be concern. By the way, native people all over the world such as aborigines in Australia, various tribes in Amazon have always lived in harmony with nature without harming it. So it is possible to live and let live but none of us in this list is equipped to do so as well as these native folks did and are continuing to do. I am not sure where do current Majuli inhabitants fall - native or with the rest of us? My two cents only.
Wishing you all a very happy 2016! Aradhana Baruah Satin NJ, USA (Originally from Jorhat - across the river from Majuli) Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 28, 2015, at 9:19 AM, kamal deka <[email protected]> wrote: > > True, Isla de Marajo, in the mouth of the Amazon in Brazil, is the > real holder of that title. But if Marajo is bigger than Majuli, Majuli > is certainly home to far more people: more than 150,000 of them, on > something like 500 sq km. And they face a unique and grave problem: > the island is being steadily eroded by the Brahmaputra. Just since > 1991, half of Majuli has been washed away. This is the problem where > everyone should try to put the spotlight on. > >> On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 5:49 AM, Sanjib Baruah <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> A recent news report in the Telegraph said Majuli was 1,244 square km in >> 1950, and is now 650 square km. >> >> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151223/jsp/northeast/story_59886.jsp#.VoEftVLBTPM >> >> I suspect what complicates measurements a bit is that Majuli is not a single >> land mass. It has a mainland – where the most of the places we associate >> with Majuli, the Xatras, government departments etc are -- and a large >> number of chars and chaporis. Officially the island has 34 chaporis. Some >> these chaporis are connected to the mainland during the dry months , but >> others are permanently separated. >> >> Sanjib Baruah >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Wahid Saleh - Indiawijzer" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: "Assamnet" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 5:33:48 AM >> Subject: [Assam] Looking for right information >> >> As an Assamese we proudly say that Majuli is the biggest river-island in the >> world. It might have been once upon a time. But due to different reason >> every year we are offering a part of Majuli to Brahmaputra. I have come >> across information on the internet announcing that Majuli is no longer the >> largest river-island in the world. >> >> >> >> 1. According to World Island Information Majuli is the 7th largest >> river-island in the world >> >> http://www.worldislandinfo.com/MISINFORMATION.htm >> >> >> >> 2. Wikipedia mentions that Marajó island of Brasil is the largest >> river-island of the world. >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraj%C3%B3> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraj%C3%B3 >> >> Marajó is an island located at the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil. It >> is part of the state of Pará. Marajó is the largest fluvial island in the >> world, and the second largest island in South America. With a land area of >> 40,100 square kilometres (15,500 sq mi) Marajó is comparable in size to >> Switzerland. It is approximately 295 kilometres (183 mi) long and 200 >> kilometres (120 mi) wide >> >> This is also mentioned by Britannica. >> <http://www.britannica.com/place/Marajo-Island> >> http://www.britannica.com/place/Marajo-Island >> >> >> >> Greetings, >> >> Wahid >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
