Assam floods: Brahmaputra crosses danger mark; over 1 lakh people affected
Guwahati(Assam), July 17: The flood situation in Assam continues to be severe, with approximately 1 lakh people affected by the flooding in 10 districts, according to an official bulletin. The water levels of the Brahmaputra continued to rise on Monday in many parts of Assam.
Moreover, all major rivers in Assam are now flowing above the danger mark. Brahmaputra at Dhubri and Tezpur, while the Beki, Buridihing, and Sankosh rivers are flowing above the danger mark at Golakganj. Earlier, Chirang and Bongaigaon districts in Assam were flooded after an increase in the water level of the Brahmaputra due to incessant rainfall across the state.
After neighboring Bhutan started releasing excess water from its Kurichu dam on Friday, downstream areas of Assam have been put on alert for possible flooding.
At least 17 districts of Assam are now being affected by floods impacting at least 1 lakh people, said officials.
One of the worst affected district in Assam is Biswanath, where over 32,400 persons have been affected so far, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
The ASDMA said , 22,417 persons had been affected in Gohpur revenue circle areas and nearly 10,000 people affected in Halem revenue circle areas. As per officials, 47 villages under Biswanath subdivision were submerged while 858 hectares of crop area have been inundated.
The ASDMA flood report stated that 1.08 lakh people of 385 villages under 31 revenue circles in 15 districts and two subdivisions were affected in the floods in the state.
The flood waters inundated 4168.40 hectares of crop area. The administration has set up 22 relief camps and 71 relief distribution centres in the flood-hit districts where 4,275 people are now taking shelter, as per officials.
The officials said an estimated 19,379 persons had been affected in Golaghat district while 13,000 were affected in Dhemaji district, 12,000 persons in Majuli district, 12,855 in Dibrugarh, 6,218 in Chirang district, 3,336 in Dhubri district and 3,135 in Sivasagar district.
More than 72,300 domestic animals, poultry have also been affected in the deluge. Teams of the SDRF, the NDRF, fire and emergency services and the local administration are engaged in rescue operations in the flood-hit areas.
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- ANI
