2.6L affected by floods in Assam, 16 die
90 relief camps set up across state, 15 districts are affected
The flood situation in Assam deteriorated further on Saturday with heavy rains rocking the north-eastern states, affecting over 2.6 lakh people in 15 districts of Assam. The death count due to the deluge rose to 16 after one more person died, officials said.
The mighty Brahmaputra, Puthimari and Dhansiri rivers continue to flow above the danger level. Dhemaji remains the worst-hit district in the state, followed by Tinsukia, Majuli and Dibrugarh.
Informing that flood situation has worsened following the incessant rains for past few days, Assam chief secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna told reporters that 90 relief camps have been set up across the state to provide relief to the flood-affected people.
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The flood situation in Assam deteriorated further on Saturday with heavy rains rocking the north-eastern states, affecting over 2.6 lakh people in 15 districts of Assam. The mighty Brahmaputra, Puthimari and Dhansiri rivers are flowing above the danger level.
Informing that flood situation has worsened following the incessant rains for past few days, Assam chief secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna told reporters that 90 relief camps have been set up across the state to provide succor to the flood-affected people.
The heavy rain has also caused landslides at various places blocking the vehicular movement on national highways. Mr Krishna said that PWD has been instructed to do the needful following the landslide at Raj Bhawan. The arrangements have also been made to move people from the landslideprone areas of the city, he added.
The deluge has claimed one life in Dibrugarh district, according to the daily flood bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has also directed the Deputy Commissioners of all the affected districts to address the needs of the flood-hit people urgently, while also adhering to Covid-19 safety protocols.
Assam state disaster management authority (ASDMA) officials however said that the flood-hit districts are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Udalguri, Darrang, Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, and Tinsukia. “Over 2.6 lakh people and over 11,765 hectares of crops were badly affected due to the floods. Around 19,000 people have taken shelter in relief camps,” ASDMA official said. The official said that in the current wave of floods, one person died in Dibrugarh district, while the first wave of floods from May 22 claimed 15 lives in different districts of Assam.
The NDRF, Assam State Disaster Response Force personnel, along with local administrations, are continuously working to rescue the affected people and rendering the relief services to the villagers. Meanwhile, Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati predicted that the state is likely to receive heavy rainfall for next 5 days.
“Assam is likely to witness fairly widespread rainfall, along with isolated heavy to very heavy showers, for the next 5 days. Isolated heavy to very heavy falls on June 28 and isolated heavy falls on June 29, have also been predicted. Assam and Meghalaya are expected to be impacted in most places with isolated heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy falls till June 30,” a bulletin said.