Assam Floods: Over 3 Lakh People In 21 Districts Affected, Toll Rises To 15

As many as 3,07,489 people in 756 villages under 49 revenue circles spread across 21 districts of the state still remain affected by the floods.

SDRF personnel carry out a rescue operation in Majuli, Assam.

Source : Pallav Bora

Assam Floods: The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Tuesday with floodwaters inundating new areas over the past 24 hours. As many as 3,07,489 people in 756 villages under 49 revenue circles spread across 21 districts of the state still remain affected by the floods. Scores of houses have been completely inundated in the affected areas. The floods have claimed the lives of 15 people so far this year.

The districts still reeling under the flood waters are Biswanath, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Kokrakhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, Tamulpur, and Udalguri.  

Of these, Lakhimpur continues to be the worst-hit district with a total of 71,889 people being affected, followed by Majuli (47,163), Golaghat (40,921), Biswanath (37,420), Darrang (27,941), Sivasagar (21,754) and Dhemaji (20,352). 

As many as 698 people have been forced to take refuge in 91 relief camps across nine districts — Chirang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Tamulpur, and Udalguri, after being rendered homeless as their houses remain submerged for several days now. On the other hand, 87 relief distribution centres are functioning in these districts.  

The flood waters have also severely affected over 21,591 hectares of crop areas across the affected districts. Moreover, a total of 2,69,633 domestic animals and poultry have been affected by the floods across 15 districts. 

The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), respective district administrations, and the Centre's Aapda Mitra volunteers are tirelessly conducting rescue and relief operations.

Several houses, roads, bridges, and other infrastructures have been damaged and embankments breached in Darrang, Kamrup, Golaghat, Kamrup Metropolitan, Morigaon, Sonitpur, Udalguri, Dibrugarh, Majuli, Lakhimpur, Nalbari and Sivasagar districts. Erosion has also been reported in Biswanath, Chirang, Dhubri, Nalbari, Sonitpur and Udalguri districts.

Meanwhile, the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark in Dibrugarh, Dhubri, Guwahati, Tezpur, and Jorhat. The Beki in Barpeta, the Disang in Sivasagar, the Dikhou in Sivasagar, and the Subansiri in Lakhimpur are also flowing above their respective danger levels.