Assam Flood Situation Turns More Grim

GUWAHATI: Following incessant rains in Assam and its neighbouring states, Assam is again facing the brunt of floods that keep inundating fresh areas, besides damaging roads and embankments, crops, household property, etc.

According to an official report, 33,412 people—15,446 males, 14,751 females, and 3,251 children—have been affected by this wave of floods in the state. The administration opened a relief camp at Kalaigaon in the Udalguri district, along with 16 relief distribution centres. According to an ASDMA report, the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at Nematighat, the Kopili at Kampur, and the Puthimari River at the NH Road crossing in the Kamrup district. The number of flood-affected districts has risen to 14 today from 13 yesterday, including urban floods. The 14 districts are Biswanath, Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tinsukia, Udalguri, and Kamrup Metro. The surging water affected 142 villages as of today. The floods also affected 20,405 animals, besides washing away 21 big animals in the Darrang district. NDRF and SDRF personnel have been deployed with five boats in the Dibrugarh district. Reports of erosion poured in from 12 districts and landslides from Dima Hasao and Karimganj districts.

The National Highway was blocked for several hours near Baihata Chariali in the Kamrup district due to the uprooting of a tree on the road. The traffic resumed after the administration removed the tree.

The surging waters of the Singara River created havoc in the Naoboicha LAC in the Lakhimpur district.

Meanwhile, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Guwahati, warned of heavy to very heavy or extremely heavy rainfall in different parts of Assam tomorrow. The RMC issued a special warning of likely heavy to very heavy or extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, and Barpeta districts. It also warned of likely heavy to very heavy rainfall in Kamrup, Kamrup Metro, and Bongaigaon districts. In a special bulletin for Guwahati, the RMC warned of heavy rainfall in Guwahati tomorrow.

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