New Delhi: Three individuals together with one girl died in landslide incidents within the Haflong space in Dima Hasao district on Saturday, round 25,000 individuals have been affected by the primary wave of the floods this yr throughout six districts of Assam. Incessant rain prior to now couple of days in Assam and neighbouring states – Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh – has led to the rise of water ranges in a number of rivers and the Kopli river is flowing above the hazard stage, ANI reported.
The floodwaters have additionally submerged 1732.72 hectares of cropland within the flood-hit districts.
According to the flood experiences of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), until May 14, a complete of 24,681 individuals in 94 villages in six districts – Cachar, Dhemaji, Hojai, Karbi Anglong West, Nagaon and Kamrup (Metro) have been affected within the first spell of flood, ANI reported. Over 21,000 individuals have been affected alone within the Cachar district.
#WATCH | Assam: PWD street connecting Hojai and West Karbi Anglong districts submerged underneath floodwaters in Hojai district, yesterday
Several villages had been inundated because the flood scenario stays gloomy within the district pic.twitter.com/R2y4f1Dynu
— ANI (@ANI) May 15, 2022
ALSO READ: Tripura CM Sworn-In: Manik Saha Takes Oath As Chief Minister Following Biplab Deb’s Resignation
The Army, paramilitary forces, SDRF, Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday had rescued 2,150 individuals from flood-hit areas of Cachar district. Several roads, bridges, and irrigation canals had been broken in Hojai, Lakhimpur, Nagaon districts.
According to a PTI report, Deputy commissioner Nazreen Ahamed in an advisory alerted individuals to keep away from travelling and to limit their motion as street situations have turn into susceptible following heavy rainfall, resulting in mud slips and landslides in several places of the district.
The Centre has launched for Assam Rs 125 crore from its Flood Control Fund for the present fiscal, an official launch stated on Friday as reported by PTI earlier this week. Minister for Water Resources Pijush Hazarika known as on Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi on Friday and thanked him for the help, it stated.
Hazarika additionally requested Shekhawat to launch extra funds underneath the scheme within the coming days for facilitating initiatives that might make Assam freed from flood menace.
