Traditional raised bamboo houses to cater to floods
Location
Place : India
Country : Lakhimpur
Region : South Asia
Hazard
Primary : Flood
Typology of Heritage
Vernaclar Built Heritage
Aspect of Disaster Management
Mitigation
Summary
In India, the indigenous people of Assam have constructed traditional houses called chang ghar, which are built on raised platforms made of bamboo and wood. These houses can withstand the annual floods and provide shelter and storage for the people and their livestock