The flood situation in Assam improved further on Saturday with water levels receding in most of the rivers, an official bulletin said, while two more people lost their lives and around 4.50 lakh people were affected in the state. With the death of two residents of Nagaon district due to drowning, the death toll in floods and landslides this year has risen to 32, it said.
As per the daily report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 4,49,136 people are affected by the floods in Cachar, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Hojai, Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), Morigaon and Nagaon districts. The number of people affected by the floods on Friday stood at 5,00,852.
Kopili is the only river in Morigaon district that is flowing above the danger mark, while all other rivers in the flood-affected districts are receding. Nagaon is the most affected district, with over 3.07 lakh people suffering from floods, followed by Cachar (with 99,060 people) and Morigaon (with 40,843 people). The bulletin said that over 44,551 people have taken shelter in 143 camps, while five relief distribution centers are currently functioning.
Cachar has the highest number of 35,415 prisoners in relief camps, while 9,031 flood-affected people in Naogaon district are in such temporary facilities. At present, 653 villages are under water in the flood-affected districts of the state and 29,160 hectares of crop area has been damaged, the bulletin said.
An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) of the Union Home Ministry on Saturday visited areas affected by floods and landslides in Dima Hasao, Nagaon and Hojai districts and assessed the damage. The team had reached Guwahati on Thursday and its members were divided into two groups to expedite the damage assessment exercise.
Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua after reaching here this evening interacted with the members of both the groups and all the stakeholders. The bulletin said he discussed with the members of the central team about the release of funds for speedy repair of roads and other infrastructure damaged by floods and landslides.
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