- Sunday, March 16, 2025
The authorities have set up 14 relief camps in five districts, accommodating 2,091 individuals, and established 17 relief distribution centres.
By: India Weekly Staff
THE flood situation in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam reached a critical stage on Wednesday (22), affecting nearly 120,000 people across its 10 districts, according to an official bulletin from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). The districts of Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, Sonitpur and Udalguri were hit by the floods, with Nalbari being the worst affected, followed by Baksa and Lakhimpur.
The number of affected people rose significantly from the previous day when around 34,000 people were affected in nine districts. The authorities have set up 14 relief camps in five districts, accommodating 2,091 individuals, and established 17 relief distribution centres. Various rescue teams, including the army, paramilitary forces, NDRF, SDRF, fire services, civil administration, NGOs, and local residents, have successfully evacuated 1,280 people from different locations.
Currently, 780 villages are submerged, and approximately 10,591.85 hectares of crop areas have been damaged in Assam.
Widespread erosion has been reported in several districts, including Baksa, Barpeta, Sonitpur, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, South Salmara, and Udalguri. Additionally, Dima Hasao and Kamrup Metropolitan witnessed landslides due to heavy rainfall.
The floodwaters have caused significant damage to embankments, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure in multiple districts, including Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Sonitpur, Bongaigaon, Darrang, Chirang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Udalguri, Dhemaji, and Majuli.
Urban areas in Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup Metropolitan, Kokrajhar, and Nalbari have also been inundated.
The Brahmaputra River’s tributaries, including Beki at Road Bridge, Pagladiya at NT Road Crossing, and Puthimari at NH Road Crossing, are flowing above the danger mark, according to the ASDMA.
In response to the ongoing situation, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an ‘Orange Alert,’ forecasting very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in several districts over the next few days.
The IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati stated that widespread rainfall activity with heavy to extremely heavy downpours and thunderstorms is expected to continue in the northeastern region for the next two days, gradually decreasing thereafter, due to moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal.
(With agency inputs)
