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Assam flood: 30 districts of Assam under water, seven more dead

  The Assam flood situation is still worrying. 30 submerged districts of Assam. Najehal administration to bring the situation under control....

 


The Assam flood situation is still worrying. 30 submerged districts of Assam. Najehal administration to bring the situation under control. The death toll is steadily rising. Of these, seven more died in the unequal floods. According to state administration sources, 108 people died in the floods. Although the flood situation has improved slightly in some areas, concerns have not yet subsided, officials said. About 4536 villages in 30 districts of the entire state are submerged. About 45 lakh 34 thousand people of those villages have been affected by the floods.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), about 160,000 hectares of crops have been destroyed there initially. The crop land was completely submerged and no crop was found. There are now 659 relief camps in Assam. 2 lakh 64 thousand 85 people have taken shelter in those camps. He also said that relief was being distributed from 638 centers

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The worst situation at the moment is in the Barak Valley area, officials said. There was a terrible landslide on the road and railway. This area is virtually isolated from other areas. On the same day, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inspected the situation in Silchar area of ​​Kachar district. Various roads and areas of Silchar town are still under water. The road there is almost like a river. He visited Nagaon area the day before. Chief Minister Bishwa Sharma visited several relief camps and saw the situation of the victims. Himanta Bishwa Sharma also assured them of all kinds of help.



The situation is also complicated in Bongaigaon, Dibrugarh, Dima-Hasao, Hailakandi, Karbi Anglong WestMorigaon, Nagaon areas. The waters of Kopili, Disang and Brahmaputra rivers are still flowing in many places above the danger level. In addition to the army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed to deliver relief supplies.

A central team will come to Assam to look into the damage caused by the floods. Union Home Minister Amit Shah called the Assam Chief Minister. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Chief Minister of Assam and assured him of all possible help. The Dalai Lama has also extended a helping hand to flood victims in Assam. As many as 50 people have died in floods and landslides in Assam as well as Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.