Assam: The Flood Situation Remains Grim in the State

GUWAHATI: As per the latest report of Assam State Disaster Management Authority for the Flood Reporting and Information Management System, published on the evening of Thursday, additional two districts came under the effect of the floods. But with the rainfall decreasing in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, the situation is expected to improve in the near future.

As of the time of preparation of the report, eight districts of Assam came under flooding. They are Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Majuli and Nagaon. In addition to that, the Kamrup Metro district has been said to be affected by urban flooding due to water logging.

The total number of affected districts in the state has increased to 20 across the nine affected districts. They are Sipajhar in Darrang, Jonai, Gogamukh, Sissiborgaon and Dhemaj in Dhemaji, Chabua in Dibrugarh, Bokakhat, Dergaon and Khumtai in Golaghat, Teok and Jorhat West of Jorhat, Subansiri, Bihpuria, Nowboicha, Dhakuakhana and North Lakhimpur of Lakhimpur, Majuli and Ujani Majuli in Majuli and Kampur in Nagaon. Dispur circle of Kamrup Metropolitan has been affected by urban floods due to rains in the city.

A total of 199 villages distributed across these 20 revenue circles have been affected by rising water. Another 50836 people have been reported to be affected in the state under the current spell. 3782.18 hectares of cultivated land have been submerged by flood waters to date.

One relief material distribution centre remains active in the Dibrugarh District, while nine are there in Lakhimpur. Their distribution is 4 in Subansiri circle, 3 in Nowboicha circle and 2 in North Lakhimpur circle.

Animals have also been badly affected by the waters. A total of 48619 livestock are reported to be affected till now. 29989 of them are big animals, 13934 are small animals and are 4696 poultry.

The Brahmaputra river continues to flow over danger levels in Tezpur and Nimatighat of the state.

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