North Lakhimpur, June 4 -- The Debesuthan Tribal High School in Bholukaguri village, located within the Bahgora-Dhunaguri Gaon Panchayat, under Bihpuria Education Block in Lakhimpur district, Assam, is perilously close to being devoured by the Dikrong River.

The river has been in spate since May 31, following the release of dam water from NEEPCO's Panyor Hydro Electrical Power (PHEP) station in Yazali, Arunachal Pradesh.

The Debesuthan Tribal High School, founded in 1983 has been the only high school of this riverine area of Lakhimpur district with a homogenous ST population of Mising community. The school has been facing the threat from the approaching Dikrong river in the last two decades losing plenty of its lands.

According to Jaga...