GANGTOK: The entire northeastern part of the country is receiving heavy rains in the past few days and the state of Sikkim is no expectation. The continuous and heavy rainfall has caused flood-like situations in Jorthang of South Sikkim. The Rangeet and Rambang rivers of the state have also swelled up because of the rains.
With the exceeding of the normal limits of the water levels, they have caused erosion at multiple places. Significant damages have been done to the important Greenpark Road located in Mazigaon in Jorthang and causing panic among the local citizens.
Residents of the region mentioned that a massive blast was heard at around 1 AM at night. On inspecting, they found that a section of the road on the side of the river had collapsed. People relocated from the vicinity of the location where this incident occurred out of fear of further damages. Some residents mentioned that they have never seen such water levels before.
Local MLA of Salghari Zoom constituency and the Sub Divisional Magistrate of Jorthang, Saloni Pradhan arrived at the location of the incident and take stock of the situation. The elected representative assured the support from the state government towards the victims of this natural disaster. He also instructed the concerned departments to relocate the affected families as soon as possible. Tarpaulin sheets were also placed in an attempt to prevent further erosion by the raging rivers. Also, instructions have been issued to the local people not to venture too close to the riverfront in order to prevent any possible tragedy.
Meanwhile, the death toll from floods in Assam has risen to seven. Now 82,000 people in 395 villages in the state are under the grip of floods. The district-wise flood-affected villages in the state are: 142 in Kamrup, 78 in Nalbari, 75 in Barpeta, 33 in Darrang, and 30 in Bajali. Though the state has 106 relief camps, they are almost empty of inmates. Barpeta, Dhubri, and Goalpara received the worst blow insofar as the damage to infrastructure is concerned. The Tinkunia River eroded a tea garden bund in Halem, the Amloga River eroded an embankment in Chariduar, the Doodhara-Doomni Road got damaged in Jalah, the Suva-Jatradia Road got damaged in Chenga, etc.
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