Sikkim Floods: Assam Government Dispatches Officers for Student Evacuation

GUWAHATI: The Assam government has taken swift action to send senior officers to flood-affected Sikkim to oversee the safe evacuation of students from Assam who are currently stranded there. A total of 160 Assam students are reported to be stuck in Sikkim due to the flood situation.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed this effort, stating, "Due to the situation in Sikkim, we have dispatched two senior officers to oversee the evacuation of our 160 students from Rongpo and Majitar as soon as possible."

In addition to the students' evacuation, it has also been reported that an army jawan from Baksa district in Assam is missing in Sikkim, according to army sources.

The flash floods in the Teesta basin have already resulted in the recovery of 22 bodies. The calamity unfolded when a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim, in the early hours of Wednesday, triggered the flash flood, leaving a total of 103 individuals missing, including 15 army personnel.

Mitul Kalita, a resident of Alipurduar who had been on official duty in Sikkim, was one of 22 soldiers who went missing amid the catastrophic flood on Wednesday. His anxious family, residing in the Anandabazar area of the district, has been desperately attempting to establish contact with him, but as of now, they have received no information about his whereabouts. According to defense sources, the family has been informed of Kalita's status, and search operations are currently underway to locate him and the other missing soldiers affected by the sudden deluge.

The Indian Army's unwavering commitment to locating the 22 missing soldiers is evident through their ongoing search and rescue operations. Furthermore, the troops of the Trishakti Corps have extended their helping hands by providing crucial medical aid and restoring telephone connectivity to civilians and tourists stranded in the regions of Chungthang, Lachung, and Lachen in North Sikkim.

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