Guwahati, Assam's flood situation deteriorated further with over 16.50 lakh population affected in 29 districts and major rivers flowing above the danger level across the state on Thursday, according to an official bulletin.
An alert has been issued in Kamrup (Metro) district with Brahmaputra, Digaru and Kollong rivers flowing above the red mark with large areas of land inundated.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is scheduled to visit flood-affected areas in Maligaon, Pandu port and Temple Ghat in Greater Guwahati on Thursday to take stock of the situation.
Sarma chaired a meeting on the flood situation with all district commissioners late on Wednesday night and directed them to be liberal in granting relief as per norms, complete all rehabilitation claims as per norms by 15 August and provide accurate information to headquarters so that appropriate assistance can be provided. can be assured.
Cabinet ministers will also camp for the next three days starting Thursday in flood-affected districts.
The death toll from this year's floods, landslides and storms has risen to 56 and three more people are missing.
The severely affected flooded districts are Barpeta, Biswanath, Cachar, Charaideo, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Hojai, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, East Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Lakhimpur . , Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur and Tinsukia Districts.
Dhubri is the worst affected with over 2.23 lakh people suffering, followed by Darrang with nearly 1.84 lakh people and Lakhimpur with over 1.66 lakh people reeling under the flood waters. Brahmaputra flows above the danger marks at Nimatighat, Tezpur, Guwahati, Goalpara and Dhubri.
Its tributaries Subansiri in Badatighat, Burhi Dihing in Chenimari, Dikhou in Sivasagar, Disang in Nanglamuraghat, Dhansiri in Numaligarh and Kopili in Kampur and Dharamtul flow above the danger levels.
The Barak river flows above the danger mark at AP Ghat, BP Ghat, Chota Bakra and Fuletrak, while its tributaries Dhaleswari in Gharmura, Katakhal in Matizuri and Kushiyara in Karimganj city also flow above the danger marks .
An alert has been issued in Kamrup (Metro) district with Brahmaputra, Digaru and Kollong rivers flowing above the red mark with large areas of land inundated.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is scheduled to visit flood-affected areas in Maligaon, Pandu port and Temple Ghat in Greater Guwahati on Thursday to take stock of the situation.
Sarma chaired a meeting on the flood situation with all district commissioners late on Wednesday night and directed them to be liberal in granting relief as per norms, complete all rehabilitation claims as per norms by 15 August and provide accurate information to headquarters so that appropriate assistance can be provided. can be assured.
Cabinet ministers will also camp for the next three days starting Thursday in flood-affected districts.
The death toll from this year's floods, landslides and storms has risen to 56 and three more people are missing.
The severely affected flooded districts are Barpeta, Biswanath, Cachar, Charaideo, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Hojai, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, East Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Lakhimpur . , Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur and Tinsukia Districts.
Dhubri is the worst affected with over 2.23 lakh people suffering, followed by Darrang with nearly 1.84 lakh people and Lakhimpur with over 1.66 lakh people reeling under the flood waters. Brahmaputra flows above the danger marks at Nimatighat, Tezpur, Guwahati, Goalpara and Dhubri.
Its tributaries Subansiri in Badatighat, Burhi Dihing in Chenimari, Dikhou in Sivasagar, Disang in Nanglamuraghat, Dhansiri in Numaligarh and Kopili in Kampur and Dharamtul flow above the danger levels.
The Barak river flows above the danger mark at AP Ghat, BP Ghat, Chota Bakra and Fuletrak, while its tributaries Dhaleswari in Gharmura, Katakhal in Matizuri and Kushiyara in Karimganj city also flow above the danger marks .
