Assam Floods: 41 Dead, Over 1.5 Lakh People Still Affected Across 7 Districts, Officials Say

An ASDMA report said around 1,53,900 people still remain affected in Barpeta, Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Kamrup and Karimganj districts due to Assam floods.

Assam Floods: The death toll in this year’s Assam flood rose to 41 with the demise of another person in Cachar district even as more than 1.5 lakh people across seven districts in the state are still reeling under the deluge.

As per the daily flood report issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the flood situation in the state improved marginally on Tuesday even as one person died in the Katigorah revenue circle of Cachar district, taking the total number of people who lost their lives in this year’s flood, landslide and storm, to 41.

According to the ASDMA report, around 1,53,900 people still remain affected due to the floods in Barpeta, Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Kamrup and Karimganj districts.

Karimganj is the worst hit with nearly 84,000 people suffering, followed by Cachar with more than 52,400 people affected and Darrang with over 6,500 people reeling under flood waters, it said, adding that today showed a marginal improvement over Monday, when over 1.7 lakh people were suffering in flood waters across seven districts of the state.

ASDMA said 149 relief camps and relief distribution centres are being operated in six districts, where 26,412 persons have presently taken shelter. Moreover, the authority has distributed 269.09 quintals of rice, 50.44 quintals of dal, 14.63 quintals of salt and 1,462.56 litres of mustard oil among the flood victims of the state during the last 24 hours, it said.

At present, 556 villages are under water and 1,547.35 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across Assam, the ASDMA said.

It said that over 1,96,400 domestic animals and poultry are affected due to widespread flooding across the state.

Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by flood waters in Chirang, Darrang, Goalpara, Golaghat, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Nagaon, Nalbari, Tamulpur, Udalguri, Golaghat, Hojai and Sonitpur.

In its report, ASDMA said the Kushiyara river in Karimganj town is flowing above the danger mark and the situation is being monitored.

(With PTI inputs)