The sufferings of the students and villagers were not alleviated after the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2016 Assembly elections,” said Aruna Gogoi Baruah, a resident of No. )”Tokopathar is one of the remote villages in Pengeri at Brahmajan gaon panchayat. Several main roads in villages of the Cremlong area have been submerged in almost knee-deep water, making the roads quite unusable. Moreover, floods and erosions continue to plague residents of Pengeri because of the Dihing or Buridihing, a tributary of the Brahmaputra. It affects Pengeri, Mrigang Pathar, Inangthem, Nagapathar, Ambikapur, Brahmajan, Toko-pathar and Khatongpani villages.

Source: The Telegraph April 09, 2019 18:33 UTC