Assam: Flood Swept Away Man Near Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah’s Residence

GUWAHATI: A person was found dead on Thursday night in Assam's Nalbari district after being washed away by floodwaters amid the worsening flood conditions. Nikhilesh Malla Bujorbaruah has been identified as the deceased.

It is noteworthy that the incident happened close to Assam Cabinet Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah's home. The incident was reported from the village of Sanekuchi in the Borbhag Tehsil, where the man is said to have vanished after being carried away by strong currents brought on by localised heavy rain. According to sources, Nikhilesh was returning home from a market when his body was found on Friday morning.

On June 21, at Baihata Chariali in Assam, a 60-year-old man went missing on Tuesday night. Ramesh Deka, a man, was lost at night in the Kalajal River's increasing flood waters as a result of heavy rain.

On Wednesday morning, a crew from the SDRF arrived and started conducting search operations. When Deka got home from work, the incident happened. Deka pushed his scooter while he was being carried away because the roads were under water.

Over 4.9 lakh people are still experiencing flood-related hardship in 22 districts, and the situation in the state is not improving. Tamulpur district also saw one fatality, according to the daily flood report from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

According to the report, the floods currently have a negative impact on 4,95,799 people in the districts of Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, and Tamulpur.

Meanwhile, the Brahmaputra River's water level has increased due to the recent heavy rains, and starting this Friday, ferry operations between Majuli and Nimatighat would be permanently discontinued. Due to the Brahmaputra's rising water level, the district administration of Majuli decided to cease ferry services between Nimati and Kalabari as well as other ferry services. According to the Majuli District Administration, services have been suspended indefinitely.

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