B30 Governance

HOW ASSAM’S MISING COMMUNITY IS COPING WITH FLOODS THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
By Sanskrita BharadwajonFeb. 02, 2023 https://vikalpsangam.org/article/how-assams-mising-community-is-coping-with-floods-through-architectural-design/ the indigenous Mising community in Assam constructs and lives in traditional flood-resilient houses called chang ghors that are perched above the ground on bamboo stilts. Medhipamua in Dhemaji district is a typical Mising village that lies along the Brahmaputra river. “Our houses are built at an eight foot height while there are others in the interiors that are 12-13 feet high. We keep our bamboo poles stacked before the monsoons arrive,” Janmoni Doley, a resident of the village said. Many families, she said, still prefer moving a few kilometres away from their houses on country boats to a more secure raised platform like the village community space where the magnitude of the water is also usually less.