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The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has nominated
the region of Majuli for inscription into the World Heritage
List as a Cultural Landscape for its unique natural
environment and for the social systems in play on the
island. The Outstanding Universal Value of the Majuli
Island is represented by its cross cultural ethnic diversity,
its religious ethos and the ability of the people of the island
to adapt their existence to the changing dynamics of its
ecosystem over centuries. They have evolved a lifestyle
incorporating traditional knowledge systems regarding their
main occupations of agriculture, sericulture, pisciculture
etc. and an acute understanding of the available resources
(such as the river system, climate, diverse vegetation
etc.). The living culture of the people has evolved due to
dynamic interaction within the religious Sattras of diverse
ethnic groups and their customary laws which were set
in symbiotic harmony with the natural resources thereby
making it perhaps the only such example in the world. This
continuity of traditional knowledge systems where in the
human as well as the material resource base is maintained,
and their integral role in the daily activities and occupations
of the inhabitants of the island has ensured that the island has
eThe island is more under threat by flood and erosion by the
Brahmaputra River than external and modern influences,
mainly because of its limited accessibility (only by ferry).
Floods are an annual and regular occurrence on the site for
centuries, incorporated into the lifestyles and occupation
cycles of the inhabitants. Rich alluvial soil gets deposited
during the flooding season which is the backbone of the
agricultural community and the wetlands formed are
an integral part of the ecosystem of Majuli. However,
regular earthquakes, in particular the earthquake of 1950
which caused the raising of the river bed, have increased
the intensity and occurrence of the floods. Erosion along
the banks of the river has increased manifold and the
geographical area of the island has reduced significantly,
almost by half since 1950. Displacement of people and
increase in population has increased the pressure on
the ecosystem as well as the centuries old cultural and
social system of Majuli. It has increased the urgency of
tThe island is more under threat by flood and erosion by the
Brahmaputra River than external and modern influences,
mainly because of its limited accessibility (only by ferry).
Floods are an annual and regular occurrence on the site for
centuries, incorporated into the lifestyles and occupation
cycles of the inhabitants. Rich alluvial soil gets deposited
during the flooding season which is the backbone of the
agricultural community and the wetlands formed are
an integral part of the ecosystem of Majuli. However,
regular earthquakes, in particular the earthquake of 1950
which caused the raising of the river bed, have increased
the intensity and occurrence of the floods. Erosion along
the banks of the river has increased manifold and the
geographical area of the island has reduced significantly,
almost by half since 1950. Displacement of people and
increase in population has increased the pressure on
the ecosystem as well as the centuries old cultural and
social system of Majuli. It has increased the urgency of
the protection of the region and its heritage components.he protection of the region and its heritage components.volved as the cradle of Assamese culture over the centuries.
the region of Majuli for inscription into the World Heritage
List as a Cultural Landscape for its unique natural
environment and for the social systems in play on the
island. The Outstanding Universal Value of the Majuli
Island is represented by its cross cultural ethnic diversity,
its religious ethos and the ability of the people of the island
to adapt their existence to the changing dynamics of its
ecosystem over centuries. They have evolved a lifestyle
incorporating traditional knowledge systems regarding their
main occupations of agriculture, sericulture, pisciculture
etc. and an acute understanding of the available resources
(such as the river system, climate, diverse vegetation
etc.). The living culture of the people has evolved due to
dynamic interaction within the religious Sattras of diverse
ethnic groups and their customary laws which were set
in symbiotic harmony with the natural resources thereby
making it perhaps the only such example in the world. This
continuity of traditional knowledge systems where in the
human as well as the material resource base is maintained,
and their integral role in the daily activities and occupations
of the inhabitants of the island has ensured that the island has
eThe island is more under threat by flood and erosion by the
Brahmaputra River than external and modern influences,
mainly because of its limited accessibility (only by ferry).
Floods are an annual and regular occurrence on the site for
centuries, incorporated into the lifestyles and occupation
cycles of the inhabitants. Rich alluvial soil gets deposited
during the flooding season which is the backbone of the
agricultural community and the wetlands formed are
an integral part of the ecosystem of Majuli. However,
regular earthquakes, in particular the earthquake of 1950
which caused the raising of the river bed, have increased
the intensity and occurrence of the floods. Erosion along
the banks of the river has increased manifold and the
geographical area of the island has reduced significantly,
almost by half since 1950. Displacement of people and
increase in population has increased the pressure on
the ecosystem as well as the centuries old cultural and
social system of Majuli. It has increased the urgency of
tThe island is more under threat by flood and erosion by the
Brahmaputra River than external and modern influences,
mainly because of its limited accessibility (only by ferry).
Floods are an annual and regular occurrence on the site for
centuries, incorporated into the lifestyles and occupation
cycles of the inhabitants. Rich alluvial soil gets deposited
during the flooding season which is the backbone of the
agricultural community and the wetlands formed are
an integral part of the ecosystem of Majuli. However,
regular earthquakes, in particular the earthquake of 1950
which caused the raising of the river bed, have increased
the intensity and occurrence of the floods. Erosion along
the banks of the river has increased manifold and the
geographical area of the island has reduced significantly,
almost by half since 1950. Displacement of people and
increase in population has increased the pressure on
the ecosystem as well as the centuries old cultural and
social system of Majuli. It has increased the urgency of
the protection of the region and its heritage components.he protection of the region and its heritage components.volved as the cradle of Assamese culture over the centuries.
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