Minor girl of Maijan Tea Estate drowns in Brahmaputra River

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DIBRUGARH: A 15-year-old girl of Maijan Tea Estate in Dibrugarh drowned in the Brahmaputra River on Wednesday evening. The girl has been identified as Dipali Karmakar. Sources said the girl went for a walk near the river with her sister Tarulata Karmakar on Wednesday evening. Unfortunately, Dipali fell into the river due to erosion. Her sister tried to rescue her but failed. A team of Barbari police outpost of Dibrugarh rushed to the spot. SDRF personnel have started the search operation but are yet to recover her.

"A SDRF team has started a search operation but is yet to recover her. It was an unfortunate incident. We have rushed to the spot after hearing about the incident," said a police official.

Dibrugarh district project officer of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), Deepjyoti Hatikakoti said, "Due to the recent wave of flood in Dibrugarh, Dodhia forest village was submerged. A total of 4,587 people were affected and 3.50 hectares of crop land were submerged. No relief camps have been set up till now."

On the other hand, Dibrugarh Municipal Board (DMB) ward commissioners are clearing clogged drains in their respective wards. The Dibrugarh Town Protection Drain (DTP) has been flowing over roads in some areas of Dibrugarh town. The drains have been clogged after people throw garbage in the drain. Meanwhile, the Brahmaputra was flowing at 105.14 metre in Dibrugarh against the danger level of 105.70 metre.

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