Table 3 Annual flood damage in Majuli 1988–1999. Source: Suryanarayana Murthy 2012
From: Changing climate and its impacts on Assam, Northeast India
Year | Affected area in hectares | Number of villages affected | Population affected in thousands | Cropped area affected in hectares | Number of cattle head lost | Total loss due to flood Rs in Lakhs | Period of flooding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | 1,00,000 | 255 | 1,20,000 | 3657 | 4500 | 351.675 | NA |
1989 | 650 | 11 | 3081 | 37 | NIL | 0.924 | NA |
1990 | 8000 | 50 | 20,000 | 672 | NIL | 37.899 | NA |
1991 | 80,000 | 200 | 1,00,000 | 4590 | 987 | 510.150 | NA |
1992 | 33,000 | 65 | 30,000 | 40 | Nil | 391.150 | June/92 to Aug/92 |
1993 | 17,000 | 60 | 60,000 | 10,500 | Nil | 200.75 | 4 Aug. 93 to 31 Aug. 93 |
1994 | 4380 | 3 | 736 | NA | Nil | 100.20 | 24 April 94 to 12 July 94 |
1995 | 30,000 | 110 | 80,000 | 9368 | Nil | 200.00 | May/95 to Sept/95 |
1996 | 60,000 | 180 | 1,00,000 | 18,860 | 261 | 2755.98 | 28 June 96 to 26 July 96 |
1997 | 75,000 | 150 | 130,000 | 14,360 | 20 | 2259.639 | 5 July 97 to 16 July 97 |
1998 | 1,50,000 | 210 | 1,30,000 | 70,060 | 10,000 | 2912.121 | July/98 to Sept/98 |
1999 | 16,000 | 50 | 3,00,000 | 8094 | Nil | 1561.125 | 23 June 99 to 28 Aug 99 |