The northeastern part of India remained on high alert on Wednesday after intense rainfall battered Arunachal, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram. While heavy rains and subsequent flooding claimed 38 lives in Assam, major rivers in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh flow above the danger level.
In Manipur, rivers Imphal, Thoubal, Iril breached the banks on Tuesday evening. The Manipur government has declared a public holiday on Wednesday. All the educational institutions were also closed for two days, on July 3 and July 4.
Four Arunachal districts - Namsai, Lohit, Changlang and East Siang - have been severely affected by flood and several others witnessed landslides due to incessant rains. The flood water from the Kameng river swept away several houses at Seppa. A high flood alert has been sounded in the Namsai district and Wakro circle of the Lohit district. As many as 34 villages in Namsai and Wakro have so far been affected by flood, sources at the state water resources department told reporters.
In Nagaland, torrential rains have wreaked havoc triggering landslides and destruction in multiple districts. Reports from the Kiphire, Phek and Shamator districts indicate extensive damage to agricultural lands.
In Assam, over 11.34 lakh people in 28 districts have been affected by the incessant showers. The affected districts are Kamrup, Tamulpur, Chirang, Morigaon, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Karimganj, Udalguri, Nagaon, Bongaigaon, Sonitpur, Golaghat, Hojai, Darrang, Charaideo, Nalbari, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Karbi Anglong, Goalpara, Dhemaji, Majuli, Tinsukia, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Cachar, Kamrup (M).
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inspects the flood affected areas of Bokakhat, in Golaghat district | PTI
The administration has been operating 489 relief camps and relief distribution centres in 21 districts, where 2,86,776 people have taken shelter. Nearly 2,850 people have been rescued by civil administration, SDRF, NDRF, Emergency Services and Air Force from various parts of the state.
While Brahmaputra flows above the danger marks at Nimatighat, Tezpur, Guwahati and Dhubri, its tributaries Subansiri flow above the danger mark at Badatighat, Burhidihing at Chenimari, Dikhou at Sivasagar, Disang at Nanglamuraghat, Dhansiri at Numaligarh, Jia Bharali at Nt Road Crossing, Puthimari at NH Road Crossing, Kopili at Kampur and Beki at Road Bridge.
The Barak river was flowing above the danger mark at BP Ghat, while its tributaries Kushiyara at Karimganj town and Dhaleswari at Gharmura were also flowing above the red mark, the ASDMA said.
