The participants suggested health education and curriculum development, to begin with. Thanchi and Lama bazars are regularly flooded by flash floods from the Shangu and Matamuhri rivers. Panchhari is flooded by Chengi river. The affected areas remain waterlogged for a few days after every flood and thus sustain severe damage. The areas are often lashed by cyclones.
Landslides are a common occurrence during the rnonsoon.
People blamed increasing siltation of the rivers due to soil erosion, deforestation, faulty agricultural practices, etc., for the land- slides. At Lama, participants suggested digging a river loop to prevent regular flooding. They also stressed that more and better schools should be set up. In the hills, there are a good number of one-teacher schools. This is because such addictions cause poverty, which leads to over-exploitation of natural resources.