Statistics :

a) Total Cultivable area in Assam                          :    34,60,082 ha

b) Area affected by  Soil Erosion                           :     1,93,000 ha

c) Area under Wasteland & Degraded Land              :     2,71,556 ha

d) Area affected by shifting cultivation                   :     1,70,000 ha

e) Average area being eroded due to flood              :          6,500 ha

     and soil erosion problems

f) Average area affected by Flood (annually)           :      4,50,000 ha

g)  Average annual rainfall in Assam                       :        2,4,000 mm

h) Total Annual Silt Load of Brahmaputra (1990)       :

At Bhurbandha                           :      3,59,241 Cu.M
At Pandu                                   :     4,94,357 Cu.M