Bongaigaon District is one of the western most district of Assam having an area of 1725.29 sq. Km. created in the year 1989 curving out erstwhile Goalpara, Kokrajhar district later on some areas of Bongaigaon Sadar and Bijni Subdivision become the part of Chirang District. The Bongaigaon district is bounded by Goalpara on the South, Dhubri on the West, Chirang on the North and Barpeta on the East. It extends from 26º 28´ N lat. to 26º 54´ N lat. and 89º E log. to 90º 90´ E longitude. In spite of its small size, Bongaigaon district becomes one of the leading districts of Assam. This district has sufficient potentialities of its own which remain mostly hidden and untapped. Different valuable natural endowments are within the possession of this district. Like other districts of Assam, Bongaigaon district is also frequently visited by different types of natural and man-made hazards/ disasters e.g. flood, bank erosion, earthquake, storm, fire, pollution, accidents, etc.