Biswanath: Amidst the corona pandemic scare, the first spell of floods of this year has created havoc in some parts of Biswanath district in Assam. Incessant rains have resulted in the swelling up of the river Diring and the excessive waters have submerged a huge tract of land in the Barpathar area, compelling the people to take shelter in safe places.
s, the flood waters have swept away the connecting road of the Majuligarh and Barpathar, causing enormous difficulty and misery for the local populace. Local people informed that the flood waters from the swollen river inundated the village area during night time. The affected people hurriedly left their homes for safe places at night.
Some flood-affected people said that they are now facing food scarcity and demanded the administration to take urgent steps for supplying food articles to them. The Barpathar area is a flood-prone area and the people of the area has to fight against the natural disaster every year.
"Because of the curfew, shops barely open for few hours. And even if they open, we do not have money to buy rice or dal. I have no dal in my house but as I have not got any work due to lockdown, I have no money to buy stuff. For how long will shops give us stuff on credit? We are already facing a lot of problems due to COVID and now it is the floods. The administration is not doing anything," one of the villagers affected by floods said.
The current first wave of the flood has affected lots of people in some districts of the state. The water levels of the Brahmaputra and some of its tributaries is rising, creating fear in the minds of the people.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has already disbursed funds, shared SOP and briefed the district administrations about the steps that need to be taken to help flood-affected people.
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