August 20, 2015 1:09 PM

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Flood situation in Assam remains unchanged

The flood situation in Assam remained unchanged due to incessant rains.<br/><br/>Official sources said that 308 villages in 8 districts are reeling under the fury of flood.<br/><br/>Over 2.20 lakh people have been affected.<br/><br/>Chief Executive Officer of the state Disaster Management Authority P K Tiwari though asserted that the situation is worrisome but administration has monitoring the condition.<br/><br/>Mr. Tiwari said that a close watch is being maintained following reports that a few rivers in neighbouring Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh are overflowing. <br/><br/>Jorhat Deputy Commissioner said that ferry services to Majuli have been suspended today for a few hours due to fog.<br/><br/>Around 1.35 lakh people have been submerged in worst hit Bongaigaon district.<br/><br/>Official data revealed that 15 rivers including the Brahmaputra are maintaining a rising trend at 18 places. 24 thousand people have taken shelter at 45 temporary relief camps in Lower Assam. Flood water snapped road communication.<br/><br/>Kharif crop in around 15 thousand hectare of land has been damaged in surging water.<br/><br/>Train movement has been affected in Lower Assam as a portion of rail track was damaged due to flood between Saprakata and Bijni station. Railway sources said restoration work is on.

July 17, 2011 1:36 PM

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Flood situation in Assam remains unchanged

In Assam, the overall flood situation in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts remained unchanged as most of the rivers are maintaining a steady trend. More than one lakh people in the two upper Assam districts have been affected by the current wave of flood. In the worst-affected Dhemaji district, the authorities have set up five relief camps at Jonai. Over fifty thousand affected people from 63 villages are taking shelter in these camps. Houses of five families have been washed away by the high current waters of the river Siang yesterday. In Lakhimpur district, around 68 thousand population in 65 villages have been affected in three revenue circles of North Lakhimpur, Naoboicha and Bihpuria. The disaster management authority has pressed into service engine boats and country boats for relief and rescue operations. The flood problem in the area has been multiplied due to release of excess water reportedly from the Ranganadi hydel Project at Yazali in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh.

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