Building Houses on Stilts in Assam
Q 1. Why houses in Assam are built on stilts?
Answer-
Houses in Assam are built in stilts so as to raise above the ground for prevention of houses during floods, during the monsoonal season.
Q 2. Where do people build houses on stilts and why?
Answer-
Stilt houses are built of bamboo and are commonly found in flood prone areas of Assam.
Why Houses in Assam are built on stilts?
Houses in Assam are built mostly on stilts. This is carried out for the prevention of water entering the houses during times of floods. Assam is a state which receives heavy rainfall throughout the year and there are often chances of floods In Assam. As a measure of prevention from flooding, houses in Assam are mostly built on a raised platform, which is the stilts.