Mahanta, Chandan creator Mahanta, Anjana text xu| 2006 continuing ng p.579-81. The island of Majuli on the river Brahmaputra has been under constant threat from floods as well as rising erosion levels. Tension has simmered between development agencies responsible for flood control and the local eople who have opposed the structural measures. The proposed Bogibeel bridge has evoked concerns that the conflict will see an esclation. - Reproduced Water supply Economic and Political Weekly 180718