The flood situation in Assam improved significantly on Monday as water levels receded rapidly across different parts of the state, according to officials, PTI reported. The India Meteorological Department’s Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati did not issue any warnings, except for predicting some rain in Barak Valley and a few districts of central Assam.
According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Sunday night, one person each died in the Karimganj and Nilambazar revenue circles of Karimganj district. This brought the total number of deaths from this year’s floods, landslides, storms, and lightning to 109.
The report stated that more than 597,600 people have been affected by floods in the districts of Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karimganj, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, and Sivasagar. Cachar is the worst hit, with nearly 116,000 people affected, followed by Dhubri with almost 81,500 people and Nagaon with more than 76,000 people impacted by floodwaters.
“Flood water is receding from almost all inundated areas of the state. As the rain has stopped, the condition is likely to improve further,” a senior ASDMA official said.
The administration is operating 172 relief camps and distribution centers across 13 districts, currently assisting 58,816 displaced people. Over the last 24 hours, authorities have distributed 594.48 quintals of rice, 110.95 quintals of dal, 28.82 quintals of salt, and 2,580.04 liters of mustard oil to flood victims.
At present, 1,342 villages are underwater, and 25,367.61 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across Assam, according to the ASDMA. Embankments, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure have been damaged by floodwaters in Dhemaji, Golaghat, Nagaon, Tamulpur, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhubri, Goalpara, and Karimganj.
The Brahmaputra River is currently flowing above the danger marks at Nimatighat, Tezpur, and Dhubri, with its tributaries Burhidihing at Chenimari and Disang at Nanglamuraghat also flowing above danger levels. Due to widespread flooding, over 283,700 domestic animals and poultry have been affected across the state.