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Sarat Phukan

Prof. Sarat Phukan is a prominent academician and Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at Gauhati University in Assam, India. He is recognised for his extensive work in sub-Himalayan geology, coal geology, sedimentology, and organic geochemistry.

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When the Himalaya pays for the World

Sarat Phukan
September 24, 2026

The unequal geography of a warming planet On 26 August 2026, a vast mass of rock and glacier ice broke away near Langtang Lirung on Nepal’s northern frontier. It fell nearly 1,400 metres before surging through valleys as water, mud…

Sarat Phukan
July 27, 2026
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I carry my own memories of great floods. In my childhood, our home was inundated several times by the Jhanji. But one memory still intrigues me. In 1988, I was a student of Sivasagar College, living in a hostel that…

When the Himalaya pays for the World

The River Remembers: What the Flood in Upper Assam Should Teach Us

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