By Express News Service
GUWAHATI: The flood state of affairs in Assam continues to stay grim.
The second wave of the rain-induced deluge affected over 19 lakh individuals in 28 districts.
So far, 54 individuals misplaced their lives within the floods in addition to landslides. Cropland affected was in areas of 43,338 hectares.
The Northeast Frontier Railway cancelled plenty of trains because the tracks had been inundated at some locations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi known as up Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and took inventory of the state of affairs.
“Earlier today, spoke to Assam CM Shri @himantabiswa and took stock of the situation due to floods in the state. Assured all possible support from the Centre. I pray for the safety and well-being of the people of Assam affected by flooding,” Modi tweeted.
Sarma expressed gratitude to the PM.
“…Very kind of you to have called to take an update on the relief and rehabilitation work in flood-affected areas of Assam. We are closely monitoring the situation and providing best help to people,”
the CM tweeted.
He visited a number of reduction camps the place the affected had been taking shelter. The authorities arrange 373 reduction camps the place over 1.08 lakh individuals had been lodged.
Three kids had been reported lacking when a ship capsized in Hojai district of central Assam on Friday evening. Twenty-one others had been rescued. The incident occurred when these flood-affected individuals had been shifting to a safer location.
Official sources stated incidents of landslides had been reported from Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Morigaon, Kamrup and Kamrup (Metro) districts within the final 24 hours.
The sources stated a number of rivers, together with the Brahmaputra, had been in a spate, flowing above the hazard stage.
Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force had been engaged within the rescue and evacuation of the marooned.
The CM additionally visited a number of reduction camps sheltering affected individuals in Kamrup and Darrang districts.
A complete of 18.94 lakh individuals had been affected in 28 districts of the state on Friday.
The toll within the present second wave of floods and landslides within the state has elevated to 63 as two deaths every had been reported from Barpeta and Karimganj whereas one every died in Darrang, Hailakandi, Nalbari and Sonitpur districts.
Eight individuals, together with three kids, had been reported lacking after a ship capsize in Hojai district on Friday evening.
They are from the districts of Hojai, Bajali, West Karbi Anglong, Kokrajhar and Tamulpur.
Altogether 21 individuals had been rescued there.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi rang up the chief minister to investigate in regards to the present flood state of affairs within the state and guaranteed him of all assist from the Centre.
Sarma visited the inundated Rangia city in Kamrup district, with state BJP president and native MLA Bhabesh Kalita.
He additionally visited reduction camps at Fatima Convent School and Kolajal the place affected individuals have taken shelter.
Speaking to media individuals, Sarma stated that the district administration is able to face any exigency and to assist the flood-affected individuals.
“The administration has been directed to ensure relief supplies and evacuate people from vulnerable areas to relief camps. The Army is ready to provide assistance and the deputy commissioners have been asked to take their help when required. NDRF and SDRF personnel are evacuating affected people to safer places,” he stated.
The CM assured the inmates of the reduction camps that every one steps are being taken to assist them.
In Darrang district, Sarma waded via flood waters and examined the breached embankments at Patharughat and Bor Athiabari.
He directed the officers involved to restore it after the water recedes.
The military has deployed 11 columns to help in rescue and reduction operations in Hojai, Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Darrang, Tamulpur and Kamrup districts and has up to now evacuated 3000 individuals to security.
The Central Water Commission (CWC) bulletin on Saturday said that the river Kopili is flowing above ‘High Flood Level’ in Nagaon district, whereas different rivers such because the Brahmaputra, Jia-Bharali, Puthimari, Pagladia, Manas, Beki, Barak and Kushiara are flowing above the hazard stage at totally different locations.
A inhabitants of 30.99 lakh have been affected in 32 districts, based on a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Saturday.
Altogether 118 income circles and 4,291 villages have been impacted by the calamity.
Barpeta, Darrang, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Kamrup(M), Nalbari, and Udalguri districts have additionally been affected severely by city flooding, based on the bulletin.
A complete crop space of 66455.12 hectares has been inundated whereas 441 animals have been washed away within the present wave of floods, based on the ASDMA.
Landslides had been reported from Cachar, Dima-Hasao, Goalpara, Hailakandi, South Salmara and Kamrup (Metro) districts throughout the day.
More than 1.56 lakh individuals have taken shelter in 514 reduction camps.
Relief supplies had been additionally distributed to different affected inhabitants that aren’t in such camps.
Infrastructure injury was additionally reported from numerous elements of the state as 216 roads, 5 bridges and 4 embankments had been broken throughout the day.
(With PTI Inputs)
Assam flood newest updates:
Nearly 31 lakh in 32 districts affected.
Deaths: 8 (toll 62 in floods and landslides).
Missing: 8.
Cropland affected in 66,455.82 hectares.
1.56 lakh inmates lodged in 816 reduction camps.
