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Local recycling of moisture via wetlands and forests high in North-East India

Floods in Brahmaputra greatly increases the surficial water availability in low lying floodplains and wetlands, promoting enhanced recycling via evaporation.

Akash Ganguly

Harsh Oza

Amit Pandey

Swagatika Chakra

R D Deshpande

Posted on 21 Jan, 2023 09:49 AM

North-East India, home to the wettest place on the planet (Mawsynram), is a major biodiversity hotspot.

The region with its vast wetlands and forest cover is akin to the Amazon (Image: Ashwin Kumar, Wikimedia Commons)

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