During 1826 through treaty of Yandabo with Myanmar Assam became part of British India and incorporated into Bengal in 1838, but later in 1874 it was created as separate province by British
Later in 1905 after partition of Bengal Assam was incorporated into East Bengal province, again after unification of Bengal in 1912 Assam become separate province
After independence of India in 1947 sylhet district was seceded to East Pakistan and Assam became state of India in 1950, during India's war with China in 1962 Chinese forces crossed Arunachal Pradesh and entered some regions of Assam however later chinese forces withdrew to tibet region
Assam lost many of its regions to it's neighbouring states during their creations.
Key facts
World's largest river island "Majuli" is located on the Brahmaputra river of Assam
Kaziranga National Park of Assam accommodates world's highest population of one-horned Rhino population
Asia's oldest refinery Digboi is in Assam
Dispur is the capital of Assam however Guwahati is the biggest urban agglomeration in Assam
Satriya Nritya is the classical dance of Assam
Rivers Brahmaputra, Kusiyara and Barak river flow through Assam
Major Concerns
Separate state concerns - Bodoland
Climate change - warmer average temperature resulted in decreasing tea yield
Native and non native issue
Highly populated state in northeast with limited resources
Less employment access to youths
Frequent flood and erosion
Neighbouring states border issues
Rat-hole mining and frequent deaths
Measures can be taken
Assam have the potential of 680MW of hydroelectric power out of 63,257MW potential of north-eastern states and 14,000mw of solar power. Bringing central and state initiatives to harness these potentials will help sustainable power generation and employment opportunities for youth
Planting vegetation utilize more water & reduce flood tendency, terracing hillsides reduce surface run-off and construction of channels help to manage flood situations in Assam
Assam have potential in Pharma sector promoting private investments through government incentives and subsidies will help to give employment to more people & generate revenue
Modernising and promoting inland waterways lead to more integration among northeastern states and smoothen border issues
Assam is home to IIT, IIIT and NIT, so promoting IT parks will give healthy employment opportunities for skilled human resources
To deal with rate-hole mining one option could be legalising mining along with ensuring safe environment provisions which make mining safer practice if not-feasible then strict ban on coal transport will prevent illegal rat-hole mining
Assam is the gateway to northeast utilising its huge potential in tourism could be a way-forward
There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life - Lin Yutang
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