Guwahati, Oct 3 : The Assam government has finalised 15 locations across the state to construct wetland reservoirs that will divert overflowing waters of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries. The initiative, approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with a first-phase funding of Rs 692 crore, aims to reduce flood devastation while creating long-term benefits such as fisheries and cultivable land.

The 15 locations identified for the first phase include Sonitpur, Jorhat (4 sites), Golaghat (4 sites), and one site each for Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Majuli, Morigaon, Tinsukia, and Kamrup Rural.

According to Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika, tenders have already been floated, with work in Sonitpur progressing at the Mora Bhorolu site. Here, Rs 61.14 crore has been sanctioned to diver

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