An official bulletin said that the flood situation in Assam improved significantly on Tuesday, although around 1.77 lakh people in four districts are still battling the floods. According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), over 1,76,900 people are in the grip of floods in Cachar, Dima Hasao, Morigaon and Nagaon districts.
Nagaon is the worst affected with over 1.14 lakh people, followed by Morigaon with over 40,700 people and Cachar with around 21,500 people. Till Monday, about 2.91 lakh people were affected by the floods in four districts of the state.
Thirty-six people have lost their lives in this year’s floods and landslides. The ASDMA said that at present, 305 villages are under water and 13,508.25 hectares of crop area has been damaged across the state.
It further said that 21 relief camps and distribution centers are functioning in four districts where 3,656 people, including 737 children, are taking shelter. A total of 81.34 quintals of rice, pulses and salt, 86 liters of mustard oil and other items have been distributed among the affected people.
Large-scale erosion was reported from Biswanath, Kamrup, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts. The ASDMA said that embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged due to flood waters in Cachar and Morigaon.
It said that a total of 1,12,623 domestic animals and poultry have been affected by the floods in nine districts.
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