Assam Floods: 16.5 Lakh People In 29 Districts Affected As Rivers Cross Danger Mark

Many people have been affected by the ongoing floods in Assam, including the Cachar district. According to the Local 18 Assam, the flood situation has deteriorated, with vast tracts of land inundated. The flow of the Barak River has gone past the danger mark due to the breaking of the surrounding dams and heavy rainfall. 10,000 to 15,000 people have already been affected by the floods. As per the reports, the flood victims have been forced to flee their homes and take shelter in refugee camps. The natives have complained that a member of the legislative assembly from Borkhola Assembly visited the flood area. As per the natives, the Katigorah MLA did not arrive to take stock of the situation in the flood-affected area. The natives were also infuriated that the water resources department had opted for the rainy season to repair the fam. It further aggravated the problems being faced by them. The Barak River is flowing above the danger mark at AP Ghat, BP Ghat, Chota Bakra and Fuletrak.

Besides Cachar, other districts in Assam that have been heavily impacted by the floods are Barpeta, Biswanath, Charaideo, Chirang, Darrang and Dhemaji. The other districts include Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Hojai, Jorhat, Kamrup and Kamrup Metropolitan. Other districts are East Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur and Tinsukia districts.

Among these districts, Dhubri is the worst hit, with over 2.23 lakh people suffering. It is followed by Darrang with nearly 1.84 lakh people and Lakhimpur with more than 1.66 lakh people reeling under flood waters. Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger marks at Nimatighat, Tezpur, Guwahati, Goalpara and Dhubri.

According to an official bulletin by the Press Trust of India, the flood situation in Assam has affected 16.50 lakh population in 29 districts. The bulletin added that the major rivers flowed above the danger level across the state on Thursday (July 4). An alert was sounded in the Kamrup (Metro) district with the Brahmaputra, Digaru and Kollong rivers flowing above the red mark with vast tracts of land inundated.