It all began in July 2020, when torrential rains inundated Assam, crippling a state that was already reeling from the onslaught of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. Like them, the Rupakuchi village, located near two tributaries of the Brahmaputra, is threatened by floods every summer as Char Chaporis, the riverine sand belts deposited by the Brahmaputra, are prone to erosion …
