Barpeta (Assam) [India], The severe flooding situation in Assam over the past month has resulted in loss of life, extensive damage to infrastructure, road closures, destruction of crops and loss of livestock. The deluge has also left hundreds of people homeless and uneasy.
Jubbar Ali, 39, along with his two daughters, his wife and his ailing mother, are taking shelter on an embankment in Assam's Barpeta district after floods and river erosion devastated the his house
Just a month ago, Jubbar and her family lived in a cement house. However, floods forced them to become homeless after the Brahmaputra River swallowed their residence. Initially, they sought shelter in another villager's house, but the floods submerged that house as well. They now live in a makeshift tent on an embankment in Rowmari Pathar area under Chenga assembly constituency in Barpeta district. “Due to erosion, my house was completely destroyed a month ago. Now, my My family and I live in another villager's house. We are homeless. I have two daughters, a mother and a wife. The house we were staying in is also flooded and we are now living under a makeshift tent in a relief camp. "said Jubbar Ali.
Jubbar Ali is not alone. Around 100 families in Rowmari Pathar area are facing similar problems as they have lost their homes due to erosion of Brahmaputra river over the last 1-2 months.
"In one or two months, around 100 families lost their homes due to erosion and are now living in relief camps or other safer places. There was a big market here, but now it is in the middle of the Brahmaputra river. The river has swallowed another 50 houses in the last two years. If this erosion continues, our village will become history in the next 2-3 years," Jubbar Ali added. "I request the government to save this area and the villagers. Many houses have been destroyed. damaged in this year's flood and people are facing huge problems," he pleaded.
Approximately 500 families live in the Rowmari Pathar area and most have lost their lands and homes due to erosion and flooding problems. Safikul Alom, another villager, told ANI that more than 100 families have been affected as the river swallowed their houses and lands.
"About 100 to 150 houses were destroyed during this flood, and most of the houses in this village are flooded. We are facing many problems, and the problems of erosion and flooding are not minor problems; they are major problems. Dreams of people have been shattered. The entire village is now in the middle of the river. The people who lost their homes are now living in makeshift tents on the road. If the government takes protective measures here, we will be saved," said Safikul Alom. .Both river erosion and flooding have become major problems in Barpeta district. The current flood has affected nearly 140,000 people and submerged 179 villages in the district. In addition, the floods have inundated 1,571.5 hectares of agricultural land.
Across the state, over 2.42 million people in 30 districts have been affected so far. Among the worst affected districts is Dhubri, where 775,721 people have been affected. Agricultural lands have also suffered with floods submerging 63,490.97 hectares of cropland and 3,518 villages belonging to 112 revenue circles being affected.
The water level of Brahmaputra river is above the danger mark in Neamatighat, Guwahati, Goalpara and Dhubri. Other affected districts are Cachar, Kamrup, Hailakandi, Hojai, Dhubri, Nagaon, Morigaon, Goalpara, Dibrugarh, Nalbari, Dhemaji, Bongaigaon, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Sonitpur, Kokrajhar, Karimganj, South Salmara, Tinsukia, Charaideo, Barpeta, Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Chirang, Majuli, Biswanath, Darrang, Karbi Anglong West and Kamrup Metropolitan.In Kamrup Metropolitan district there is a missing child. Amid the critical flood situation, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Dibrugarh city on Friday to review the flood situation. He toured the affected areas on foot, interacting with residents and collaborating with experts to find community-driven solutions to the flooding problem.
Addressing the media on the flood situation, Sarma said, "Currently, the flood situation in Assam is improving and the water level has decreased. But in the areas around the embankment bridge, the flood situation persists. "We are trying to help everyone."
There has been a power outage in Dibrugarh for the last six days. Regarding the restoration of power supply, Sarma explained that it had been cut off to avoid mishaps due to electrocution. The flood situation in Assam remains grim and critical, with a death toll of 52.
Jubbar Ali, 39, along with his two daughters, his wife and his ailing mother, are taking shelter on an embankment in Assam's Barpeta district after floods and river erosion devastated the his house
Just a month ago, Jubbar and her family lived in a cement house. However, floods forced them to become homeless after the Brahmaputra River swallowed their residence. Initially, they sought shelter in another villager's house, but the floods submerged that house as well. They now live in a makeshift tent on an embankment in Rowmari Pathar area under Chenga assembly constituency in Barpeta district. “Due to erosion, my house was completely destroyed a month ago. Now, my My family and I live in another villager's house. We are homeless. I have two daughters, a mother and a wife. The house we were staying in is also flooded and we are now living under a makeshift tent in a relief camp. "said Jubbar Ali.
Jubbar Ali is not alone. Around 100 families in Rowmari Pathar area are facing similar problems as they have lost their homes due to erosion of Brahmaputra river over the last 1-2 months.
"In one or two months, around 100 families lost their homes due to erosion and are now living in relief camps or other safer places. There was a big market here, but now it is in the middle of the Brahmaputra river. The river has swallowed another 50 houses in the last two years. If this erosion continues, our village will become history in the next 2-3 years," Jubbar Ali added. "I request the government to save this area and the villagers. Many houses have been destroyed. damaged in this year's flood and people are facing huge problems," he pleaded.
Approximately 500 families live in the Rowmari Pathar area and most have lost their lands and homes due to erosion and flooding problems. Safikul Alom, another villager, told ANI that more than 100 families have been affected as the river swallowed their houses and lands.
"About 100 to 150 houses were destroyed during this flood, and most of the houses in this village are flooded. We are facing many problems, and the problems of erosion and flooding are not minor problems; they are major problems. Dreams of people have been shattered. The entire village is now in the middle of the river. The people who lost their homes are now living in makeshift tents on the road. If the government takes protective measures here, we will be saved," said Safikul Alom. .Both river erosion and flooding have become major problems in Barpeta district. The current flood has affected nearly 140,000 people and submerged 179 villages in the district. In addition, the floods have inundated 1,571.5 hectares of agricultural land.
Across the state, over 2.42 million people in 30 districts have been affected so far. Among the worst affected districts is Dhubri, where 775,721 people have been affected. Agricultural lands have also suffered with floods submerging 63,490.97 hectares of cropland and 3,518 villages belonging to 112 revenue circles being affected.
The water level of Brahmaputra river is above the danger mark in Neamatighat, Guwahati, Goalpara and Dhubri. Other affected districts are Cachar, Kamrup, Hailakandi, Hojai, Dhubri, Nagaon, Morigaon, Goalpara, Dibrugarh, Nalbari, Dhemaji, Bongaigaon, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Sonitpur, Kokrajhar, Karimganj, South Salmara, Tinsukia, Charaideo, Barpeta, Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Chirang, Majuli, Biswanath, Darrang, Karbi Anglong West and Kamrup Metropolitan.In Kamrup Metropolitan district there is a missing child. Amid the critical flood situation, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Dibrugarh city on Friday to review the flood situation. He toured the affected areas on foot, interacting with residents and collaborating with experts to find community-driven solutions to the flooding problem.
Addressing the media on the flood situation, Sarma said, "Currently, the flood situation in Assam is improving and the water level has decreased. But in the areas around the embankment bridge, the flood situation persists. "We are trying to help everyone."
There has been a power outage in Dibrugarh for the last six days. Regarding the restoration of power supply, Sarma explained that it had been cut off to avoid mishaps due to electrocution. The flood situation in Assam remains grim and critical, with a death toll of 52.
