Environmental experts have called for immediate steps for ecosystem restoration, which was the theme for this years World Environment Day celebrated.
Guwahati city is a key example which is witnessing rapid ecosystem degradation, where surrounding hillocks with forest cover has been destroyed and altered from the original FOREST ECOSYSTEM. Deepor Beel, Assams lone Ramsar site situated adjacent to the city, now faces sheer magnitude of the challenges due to the human interventions. In the past 20 years, Guwahati lost key wetlands like part of Silsako Beel, part of Deepor Beel and Sola Beel in Paltan Bazar almost gone.
The blowout in Baghjan village last year had a significant negative impact on the ecosystem and the experts have continued to warn against human interventions in the environmentally sensitive areas and asked authorities to remain alert so that such incidents dont happen again.