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OVERVIEW ASSAM
North East India


for bigger picture click on this photo Protest rally against large dams in the Brahmaputra river; Guwahati, November 2010.





Resistance Against Displacement for big dams or urban construction. Read more

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Struggle Against the Pagladiya Dam  Read more

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for bigger picture click on this photo Picking the fruits of generations of hard work.





Eighty years old Orange Orchard from a tribal family. More photos

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for bigger picture click on this photo Many tribal women in Assam weave their own colorful cloths.





Traditional Life  More photos

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for bigger picture click on this photo Village meeting about agricultural problems.





Village Life  More photos

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for bigger picture click on this photo The walls of the traditional houses are made of bamboo wattle-work, plastered with mud.





Use of Bamboo  More photos

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for bigger picture click on this photo Fishing-boat.





Brahmaputra River Bank, fishermen and weekly market. More photos

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Reports Dams in North East India and Dams in the Himalayas


Photos: Report Damming North East India and Peasant Autonomy - Creative Commons