Assam flood situation remains critical
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained critical, affecting over 11.50 lakh people across 23 districts of the state on Wednesday.
Informing that the the Brahmaputra and its tributaries are flowing above the danger mark, official sources said that the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has sought the help of the Indian Airforce (IAF) to rescue the fishermen from Hatia Ali, a 'char' (sandbar) area in Dibrugarh, who were stranded in the floodwaters.
Earlier on Sunday, the IAF had rescued 8 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and a revenue official from Jonai in Dhemaji district when they were stranded in another sandbar area during a relief operation.
Pointing out that Dibrugarh district has been severely affected in the current wave of flood, official sources said that with Brahmaputra, major rivers----Subansiri (Bedatighat), Dikhou (Sivasagar), Disang (Nanglamuraghat), Burhi Dihing (Chenimari and Khowang)), Jia-Bharali (Nt Road Crossing), Beki (Road Bridge), Kushiyara (Karimganj) are also flowing above the danger level. Several agencies, including NDRF, SDRF, army, air force and local administration, have been pressed into rescue operations in the affected areas, a bulletin of the state disaster authority said.
The death count has risen to 45 in this year's flood, storm and landslides The affected districts in the current wave are Kamrup, Golaghat, Majuli, Lakhimpur, Karimganj, Cachar, Dhemaji, Morigaon, Udalguri, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Darrang, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tamulpur, Biswanath and Jorhat.
Lakhimpur remained the worst-hit district with 1,43,983 people reeling under flood waters, followed by Dhemaji with 1,01,333 affected people and Cachar with 66,195 affected population.
Altogether 8,142 displaced people were taking shelter in 72 relief camps, with another 64 relief distribution centres also functional.
In the Kaziranga National Park, 95 out of the 233 forest camps have been inundated with the Golaghat district administration issuing prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) restricting the movement of vehicular traffic on NH-37 (New NH-715) and vehicle speed to between 20 to 40 km/hour. Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have also been damaged by floodwaters in most of the affected districts.
Meanwhile Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Golaghat district following breach of embankments, inspected flood-hit areas, interacted with the suffering population and held meetings with officials to provide relief and rehabilitation to people reeling under the deluge.
BY MANOJ ANAND
Guwahati, July 3: The flood situation in Assam remained critical, affecting over 11.50 lakh people across 23 districts of the state on Wednesday.
Informing that the the Brahmaputra and its tributaries are flowing above the danger mark, official sources said that the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has sought the help of the Indian Airforce (IAF) to rescue the fishermen from Hatia Ali, a 'char' (sandbar) area in Dibrugarh, who were stranded in the floodwaters.
Earlier on Sunday, the IAF had rescued 8 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and a revenue official from Jonai in Dhemaji district when they were stranded in another sandbar area during a relief operation.
Pointing out that Dibrugarh district has been severely affected in the current wave of flood, official sources said that with Brahmaputra, major rivers----Subansiri (Bedatighat), Dikhou (Sivasagar), Disang (Nanglamuraghat), Burhi Dihing (Chenimari and Khowang)), Jia-Bharali (Nt Road Crossing), Beki (Road Bridge), Kushiyara (Karimganj) are also flowing above the danger level. Several agencies, including NDRF, SDRF, army, air force and local administration, have been pressed into rescue operations in the affected areas, a bulletin of the state disaster authority said.
The death count has risen to 45 in this year's flood, storm and landslides The affected districts in the current wave are Kamrup, Golaghat, Majuli, Lakhimpur, Karimganj, Cachar, Dhemaji, Morigaon, Udalguri, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Darrang, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tamulpur, Biswanath and Jorhat.
Lakhimpur remained the worst-hit district with 1,43,983 people reeling under flood waters, followed by Dhemaji with 1,01,333 affected people and Cachar with 66,195 affected population.
Altogether 8,142 displaced people were taking shelter in 72 relief camps, with another 64 relief distribution centres also functional.
In the Kaziranga National Park, 95 out of the 233 forest camps have been inundated with the Golaghat district administration issuing prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) restricting the movement of vehicular traffic on NH-37 (New NH-715) and vehicle speed to between 20 to 40 km/hour. Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have also been damaged by floodwaters in most of the affected districts.
Meanwhile Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Golaghat district following breach of embankments, inspected flood-hit areas, interacted with the suffering population and held meetings with officials to provide relief and rehabilitation to people reeling under the deluge.