# Assam’s flood-damaged manuscripts now face moisture and fungus 2026-08-13T01:51:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Months after Upper Assam floods, centuries-old manuscripts are deteriorating from moisture, mud and fungus, assamtribune.com reports. Conservation teams from Gauhati University and Assam State Museum are racing to save them, but proper treatment of a single manuscript can take up to a month. Many families had considered discarding waterlogged manuscripts. The material Sanchipat poses special challenges, and drying in direct sunlight can cause further damage. The scale is matched by painstaking work. Fungus can grow within 24 to 48 hours. Some collections were found in family prayer areas without protection. Experts stress that saving does not mean restoring, complete restoration may be impossible for soaked manuscripts, even if fragments survive for digitisation. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com Tags: Assam, conservation, floods, heritage, manuscripts, Sanchipat Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/assams-flood-damaged-manuscripts-now-face-moisture-and-fungus/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/assams-flood-damaged-manuscripts-now-face-moisture-and-fungus/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.