GUWAHATI: Flood situation in Assam Continued extremes, officials said, with rising water levels of the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers inundating fresh parts of the state and affecting more than 55,000 people across 32 counties .
80 people have lost their lives since mid-May to the cataclysm, they said.
Prime minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Officials said he had traveled to Nagaon by train to review the situation in flooded areas in the district, adding that he was also scheduled to visit several relief camps there.
Nagaon has been severely affected by the current flood with more than 4,57,381 people affected by the flood and 15,188 prisoners taking shelter in 147 relief camps.
“Doing a train ride from Guwahati to flood-affected areas in Chaparmukh and Kampur. The trip gave me a closer look at the flood-stricken areas along the railway tracks, this will help us make informed decisions and intervene accordingly.” Sarma said on Twitter.
As the Kopili floodwaters have flooded large areas in Nagaon district, necessary steps will be taken to prevent a recurrence of such a disaster in the future, he said.
Sarma visited Chaparmukh station to contact the flood affected people who were sheltering there and to receive relief materials provided to them.
“Assured with all their possible help, I have asked the district authorities to ensure adequate relief for the affected people and always ready to assist,” he said.
Officials said the flood situation in three districts of the Barak Valley – Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi – remained severe, with rising water levels of the Barak and Kushiara rivers inundating large swaths of the valley.
National Disaster Response Force personnel arrived in Cachar counties to evacuate people to safety, while representatives from the State Disaster Response Force and other agencies were deployed in the area. remaining two counties.
A total of 2,16,851 people have been affected by floods in 506 villages in Cachar district, 1,47,649 in Karimganj and nearly a thousand in Hailakandi.
Minister is scheduled to visit Silchar to review the prevailing flood situation.
Transport Minister Parimal Suklabaidya camped at Silchar in Cachar and monitored the flood situation in the Barak valley along with the local MLA, deputy commissioners and senior officials of the three districts.
Meanwhile, Japanese Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki expressed sympathy for the families who have lost “loved ones and were affected by the recent floods and landslides that occurred in Assam and Meghalaya”.
“Japan stands by its people in such difficult times,” Satoshi said on Twitter.
CM thanked him for expressing his concern for the state and the people affected by the current flood wave.
“We sincerely acknowledge the support and cooperation of Japan and its beauties for the development of our country,” Sarma said on the microblogging site.
Oil India Ltd has contributed Rs 5 crore to the Ministerial Relief Fund.
Sarma thanked Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli and the company’s president and chief executive officer, Sushil Kumar Mishra, for the donation, which said it would “considerably assist the work”. our ongoing flood relief”.
A total of 55, 42,053 people have been affected by the ongoing flooding in 32 of the state’s 36 counties.
Seven more people died from floods in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 89 and one person reported missing in Kamrup, according to a bulletin from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority.
Among the worst-affected counties are Barpeta with 12,51,359 people struggling under floodwaters, Dhubri with 5,94,708 people and Darrang with 5,47421 people, according to the news release.
The devastating flooding, caused by incessant rainfall, affected 121 revenue circles and 5,577 villages, while 2,62,155 prisoners took shelter in 862 relief camps, it said.
Relief materials were distributed from 825 distribution points to the homeless in flood relief camps.
According to a Central Water Commission (CWC) news release, the Kopili River has flowed above dangerous levels at Kampur in Nagaon district, and the Brahmaputra in Nimatighat, Tezpur, Guwahati, Kamrup, Goalpara and Dhubri.
Water levels in several other rivers such as Puthimari, Pagladia, Beki Barak and Kushiara are also above dangerous levels.
A farming area of 108306.18 hectares and 36,60,173 animals has been affected in the state.
The bulletin said: “Seven embankments have been broken, while 316 roads and 20 bridges have been damaged.
At least 26 out of 233 camps were flooded in Kaziranga National Park with 11 animals dying from drowning.
At Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, 14 of the 25 camps were flooded although there were no reports of animal deaths.
The districts of Baksa, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri, Hailakandi, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, South Salmara, Tamulpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri, have reported large-scale erosion.
80 people have lost their lives since mid-May to the cataclysm, they said.
Prime minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Officials said he had traveled to Nagaon by train to review the situation in flooded areas in the district, adding that he was also scheduled to visit several relief camps there.
Nagaon has been severely affected by the current flood with more than 4,57,381 people affected by the flood and 15,188 prisoners taking shelter in 147 relief camps.
“Doing a train ride from Guwahati to flood-affected areas in Chaparmukh and Kampur. The trip gave me a closer look at the flood-stricken areas along the railway tracks, this will help us make informed decisions and intervene accordingly.” Sarma said on Twitter.
As the Kopili floodwaters have flooded large areas in Nagaon district, necessary steps will be taken to prevent a recurrence of such a disaster in the future, he said.
Sarma visited Chaparmukh station to contact the flood affected people who were sheltering there and to receive relief materials provided to them.
“Assured with all their possible help, I have asked the district authorities to ensure adequate relief for the affected people and always ready to assist,” he said.
Officials said the flood situation in three districts of the Barak Valley – Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi – remained severe, with rising water levels of the Barak and Kushiara rivers inundating large swaths of the valley.
National Disaster Response Force personnel arrived in Cachar counties to evacuate people to safety, while representatives from the State Disaster Response Force and other agencies were deployed in the area. remaining two counties.
A total of 2,16,851 people have been affected by floods in 506 villages in Cachar district, 1,47,649 in Karimganj and nearly a thousand in Hailakandi.
Minister is scheduled to visit Silchar to review the prevailing flood situation.
Transport Minister Parimal Suklabaidya camped at Silchar in Cachar and monitored the flood situation in the Barak valley along with the local MLA, deputy commissioners and senior officials of the three districts.
Meanwhile, Japanese Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki expressed sympathy for the families who have lost “loved ones and were affected by the recent floods and landslides that occurred in Assam and Meghalaya”.
“Japan stands by its people in such difficult times,” Satoshi said on Twitter.
CM thanked him for expressing his concern for the state and the people affected by the current flood wave.
“We sincerely acknowledge the support and cooperation of Japan and its beauties for the development of our country,” Sarma said on the microblogging site.
Oil India Ltd has contributed Rs 5 crore to the Ministerial Relief Fund.
Sarma thanked Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli and the company’s president and chief executive officer, Sushil Kumar Mishra, for the donation, which said it would “considerably assist the work”. our ongoing flood relief”.
A total of 55, 42,053 people have been affected by the ongoing flooding in 32 of the state’s 36 counties.
Seven more people died from floods in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 89 and one person reported missing in Kamrup, according to a bulletin from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority.
Among the worst-affected counties are Barpeta with 12,51,359 people struggling under floodwaters, Dhubri with 5,94,708 people and Darrang with 5,47421 people, according to the news release.
The devastating flooding, caused by incessant rainfall, affected 121 revenue circles and 5,577 villages, while 2,62,155 prisoners took shelter in 862 relief camps, it said.
Relief materials were distributed from 825 distribution points to the homeless in flood relief camps.
According to a Central Water Commission (CWC) news release, the Kopili River has flowed above dangerous levels at Kampur in Nagaon district, and the Brahmaputra in Nimatighat, Tezpur, Guwahati, Kamrup, Goalpara and Dhubri.
Water levels in several other rivers such as Puthimari, Pagladia, Beki Barak and Kushiara are also above dangerous levels.
A farming area of 108306.18 hectares and 36,60,173 animals has been affected in the state.
The bulletin said: “Seven embankments have been broken, while 316 roads and 20 bridges have been damaged.
At least 26 out of 233 camps were flooded in Kaziranga National Park with 11 animals dying from drowning.
At Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, 14 of the 25 camps were flooded although there were no reports of animal deaths.
The districts of Baksa, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri, Hailakandi, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, South Salmara, Tamulpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri, have reported large-scale erosion.
