The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated with water levels in major rivers rising amid incessant rain for three consecutive days. Heavy rainfall also triggered landslides in several parts of the state.
Over 10,51,575 people have been affected by the flood in 24 districts including Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Dhubri, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Hojai, Kamrup and Kamrup Metro, according to a bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). The water levels in the Brahmaputra and its tributaries were maintaining a rising trend, while Manas, Pagladiya, Puthimari, Kopili, and Gauranga rivers were flowing above the danger level.
The road connectivity among three districts - Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi- in Barak Valley and the rest of the state has been disrupted, following landslides on National Highway-6 in Meghalaya, which links Guwahati and Silchar in Assam with the neighbouring state and also with Tripura.
The administrations of flood-affected districts have issued alerts, urging people not to go out of their homes unless it is urgent or there is a medical emergency. The deputy commissioners of most of the Lower Assam districts have also issued directives to all schools and colleges to remain closed till Saturday, following the Regional Meteorological Centre's warning of "heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya".
According to a bulletin issued by the ASDMA, 13 embankments were breached, and 64 roads and a bridge were damaged due to the deluge.
-with PTI inputs
