Assam's flood situation remains dire, with over 4 lakh people affected
8,469.56 hectare of crop area has been damaged
Hindusthan Samachar
Jun 25, 2023 12:58
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Guwahati, June 25 (HS): The flood situation in Assam remained dire on Sunday, with over four lakh people affected by the downpour across nine districts, even as water levels began to fall, according to an official. According to an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) official, three people have died in this year's first wave of floods in various sections of the state. According to an ASDMA report, the flood has affected about 4,07,700 people in the districts of Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, and Udalguri. According to the official, water levels have begun to drop in several regions. The administration has operated 101 relief camps in these districts, where 81,352 people have sought refuge, as well as 119 aid distribution facilities in five districts.
According to ASDMA, 1,118 villages are currently under water, and 8,469.56 hectares of crop land have been devastated across Assam. It added that massive erosion was seen in Baksa, Barpeta, Sonitpur, Dhubri, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Nalbari, South Salmara, and Udalguri. Landslides have also been recorded in Karimganj as a result of heavy rain.
Floods have destroyed embankments, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure in Darrang, Sonitpur, Kamrup, Golaghat, Nalbari, Barpeta, Baksa, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, Goalpara, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Udalguri, and Lakhimpur, according to the report. According to ASDMA, urban areas in Darrang district have been swamped, and the Brahmaputra is running beyond the danger level at Tezpur and Neamatighat.
Hindusthan Samachar/Abhishek Awasthi
