Assam flood state of affairs grim, almost 33,500 affected

By PTI

GUWAHATI: The flood state of affairs in Assam continued to stay grim on Sunday as incessant rain inundated new areas throughout the state, despite the fact that the variety of folks affected by the deluge lowered to just about 33,500 in 12 districts, an official bulletin mentioned.

According to the every day flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), greater than 33,400 persons are hit as a consequence of floods in Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts.

Till Saturday, greater than 37,500 folks had been affected by the deluge in eight districts of Assam.

Lakhimpur is the worst-hit district with over 25,200 folks affected by the flood, adopted by Dibrugarh with greater than 3,800 and Tinsukia with virtually 2,700, it added.

The administration has been working one reduction camp, the place 9 persons are presently staying, moreover 16 reduction distribution centres in three districts.

At current, 142 villages are below water and 1,510.98 hectares of crop areas have been broken throughout Assam, the ASDMA mentioned.

Massive erosions have been witnessed in Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Dibrugarh, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, South Salmara and Udalguri districts, it mentioned.

Incidents of landslides as a consequence of heavy rainfall have been reported from Dima Hasao and Karimganj.

Embankments, roads, bridges and different infrastructure have been broken by flood waters in Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Cachar, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Nagaon, Udalguri, Chirang, Dibrugarh, Kamrup, Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Bongaigaon, Majuli, Morigaon, Sivasagar and South Salmara districts.

The Brahmaputra river at Neamatighat, whereas its tributaries Puthimari at NH Road Crossing and Kopili at Kampur are flowing above the hazard marks, the report mentioned.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department on Sunday issued a ‘pink’ alert, predicting ‘very heavy’ to ‘extraordinarily heavy’ rainfall throughout a number of districts of Assam over the subsequent 5 days.

In a particular climate bulletin, IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati has issued the ‘pink’ alert for Sunday and Monday with a forecast of ‘heavy (7-11 cm in 24 hours) to very heavy (11-20 cm in 24 hrs) with extraordinarily heavy rainfall (over 20 cm in 24 hours)’ over decrease Assam districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta and Bongaigaon.

During the identical interval, ‘heavy to very heavy’ rainfall could be very doubtless over Dhubri, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Nalbari, Dima Hasao, Cachar, Goalpara and Karimganj districts, it added.

The RMC has issued an ‘orange’ warning for Tuesday and a ‘yellow’ one for the next two days.

A ‘pink’ alert signifies taking instant motion, whereas an ‘orange’ warning implies to be ready for motion and a ‘yellow’ stands for watch and be up to date.

GUWAHATI: The flood state of affairs in Assam continued to stay grim on Sunday as incessant rain inundated new areas throughout the state, despite the fact that the variety of folks affected by the deluge lowered to just about 33,500 in 12 districts, an official bulletin mentioned.

According to the every day flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), greater than 33,400 persons are hit as a consequence of floods in Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts.

Till Saturday, greater than 37,500 folks had been affected by the deluge in eight districts of Assam.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Lakhimpur is the worst-hit district with over 25,200 folks affected by the flood, adopted by Dibrugarh with greater than 3,800 and Tinsukia with virtually 2,700, it added.

The administration has been working one reduction camp, the place 9 persons are presently staying, moreover 16 reduction distribution centres in three districts.

At current, 142 villages are below water and 1,510.98 hectares of crop areas have been broken throughout Assam, the ASDMA mentioned.

Massive erosions have been witnessed in Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Dibrugarh, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, South Salmara and Udalguri districts, it mentioned.

Incidents of landslides as a consequence of heavy rainfall have been reported from Dima Hasao and Karimganj.

Embankments, roads, bridges and different infrastructure have been broken by flood waters in Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Cachar, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Nagaon, Udalguri, Chirang, Dibrugarh, Kamrup, Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Bongaigaon, Majuli, Morigaon, Sivasagar and South Salmara districts.

The Brahmaputra river at Neamatighat, whereas its tributaries Puthimari at NH Road Crossing and Kopili at Kampur are flowing above the hazard marks, the report mentioned.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department on Sunday issued a ‘pink’ alert, predicting ‘very heavy’ to ‘extraordinarily heavy’ rainfall throughout a number of districts of Assam over the subsequent 5 days.

In a particular climate bulletin, IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati has issued the ‘pink’ alert for Sunday and Monday with a forecast of ‘heavy (7-11 cm in 24 hours) to very heavy (11-20 cm in 24 hrs) with extraordinarily heavy rainfall (over 20 cm in 24 hours)’ over decrease Assam districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta and Bongaigaon.

During the identical interval, ‘heavy to very heavy’ rainfall could be very doubtless over Dhubri, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Nalbari, Dima Hasao, Cachar, Goalpara and Karimganj districts, it added.

The RMC has issued an ‘orange’ warning for Tuesday and a ‘yellow’ one for the next two days.

A ‘pink’ alert signifies taking instant motion, whereas an ‘orange’ warning implies to be ready for motion and a ‘yellow’ stands for watch and be up to date.