The flood situation in Assam worsened further on Tuesday with nearly 33 lakh people in the 28 of the state’s 33 districts affected. nine more people died on Tuesday.
In Kaziranga National Park floodwaters breached the national highway 37 which cuts across the park leading the administration into temporarily closing the road as a precautionary measure.
Among the affected people across 3,371 villages and localities, 44,108 people have taken shelter in 198 relief camps in 18 districts. An official estimate said crop on 1.28 lakh hectares has been affected.
As per an official bulletin. Three persons died in Dibrugarh district, two each in Tinsukia and Barpeta, while one each in Biswanath and Golaghat districts, according to the daily flood bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
The floodwater breached a number of river embankments and damaged several bridges and roads across the state. All major rivers such as Brahmaputra, Dhansiri, Burhi Dehing, Jia Bharali, Puthimari, Beki, Kopili, Sankosh, Subansiri, Pagladiya, Katakhal and Kushiyara were in a spate, flowing above the danger level.
“The Chief Minister stressed on the need to dredge the Brahmaputra as its water-carrying capacity has reduced over the years due to loss of depth. He said the Water Resources Department would soon start dredging work. He opined that strengthening of river management in neighbouring states would help in preventing floods effectively in Assam,” an official statement said.
CM also visited a flood relief camp set up at Murkong Selek Girls HS School, Jonai and interacted with the residents.
Assam government is trying to provide uninterrupted food grains, drinking water and medical facilities for the people residing in flood relief camps across Assam.
CM is visiting several relief camps in Assam day by day. While the visit in Bindhakota, Dibhrugarh and Chabua, he directed officials to take extra care of childrens and elderly residing in the camp and also to ensure proper hygiene and social distancing.
