Assam flood scenario grim, just about 33,500 affected

By means of PTI

GUWAHATI: The flood scenario in Assam endured to stay grim on Sunday as incessant rain inundated new spaces around the state, although the collection of other people suffering from the deluge decreased to just about 33,500 in 12 districts, an legit bulletin mentioned.

In line with the day-to-day flood file of the Assam State Crisis Control Authority (ASDMA), greater than 33,400 persons are hit because of floods in Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts.

Until Saturday, greater than 37,500 other people have been affected by the deluge in 8 districts of Assam.

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

The management has been running one reduction camp, the place 9 persons are lately staying, but even so 16 reduction distribution centres in 3 districts.

At this time, 142 villages are underneath water and 1,510.98 hectares of crop spaces were broken throughout Assam, the ASDMA mentioned.

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

Incidents of landslides because of heavy rainfall were reported from Dima Hasao and Karimganj.

Embankments, roads, bridges and different infrastructure were broken through 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, whilst its tributaries Puthimari at NH Street Crossing and Kopili at Kampur are flowing above the risk marks, the file mentioned.

In the meantime, the India Meteorological Division on Sunday issued a ‘purple’ alert, predicting ‘very heavy’ to ‘extraordinarily heavy’ rainfall throughout a number of districts of Assam over the following 5 days.

In a distinct climate bulletin, IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati has issued the ‘purple’ 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.

All over the similar duration, ‘heavy to very heavy’ rainfall could be very most likely over Dhubri, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Nalbari, Dima Hasao, Cachar, Goalpara and Karimganj districts, it added.

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

A ‘purple’ alert indicates taking quick motion, whilst an ‘orange’ caution implies to be ready for motion and a ‘yellow’ stands for watch and be up to date.

GUWAHATI: The flood scenario in Assam endured to stay grim on Sunday as incessant rain inundated new spaces around the state, although the collection of other people suffering from the deluge decreased to just about 33,500 in 12 districts, an legit bulletin mentioned.

In line with the day-to-day flood file of the Assam State Crisis Control Authority (ASDMA), greater than 33,400 persons are hit because of floods in Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts.

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

The management has been running one reduction camp, the place 9 persons are lately staying, but even so 16 reduction distribution centres in 3 districts.

At this time, 142 villages are underneath water and 1,510.98 hectares of crop spaces were broken throughout Assam, the ASDMA mentioned.

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

Incidents of landslides because of heavy rainfall were reported from Dima Hasao and Karimganj.

Embankments, roads, bridges and different infrastructure were broken through 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, whilst its tributaries Puthimari at NH Street Crossing and Kopili at Kampur are flowing above the risk marks, the file mentioned.

In the meantime, the India Meteorological Division on Sunday issued a ‘purple’ alert, predicting ‘very heavy’ to ‘extraordinarily heavy’ rainfall throughout a number of districts of Assam over the following 5 days.

In a distinct climate bulletin, IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati has issued the ‘purple’ 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.

All over the similar duration, ‘heavy to very heavy’ rainfall could be very most likely over Dhubri, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Nalbari, Dima Hasao, Cachar, Goalpara and Karimganj districts, it added.

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

A ‘purple’ alert indicates taking quick motion, whilst an ‘orange’ caution implies to be ready for motion and a ‘yellow’ stands for watch and be up to date.