The situation in Assam worsened on Saturday as floods in the state claimed another life, taking the number of deaths to seven as as over 14 lakh people were affected by the deluge across 25 districts of the state. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal called Union Home Minister Amit Shah and briefed him about the latest flood situation in the state. Mr Shah has assured all help from the Centre to the north eastern state and asked the Assam government to ensure all-out efforts to provide relief to the flood-affected. At present, over 14.06 lakh persons have been affected by the floods in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Kamrup, Morigaon, Hojai, Nagaon, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Cacha and West Karbi Anglong districts, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said. Barpeta is the worst hit with 5.22 lakh people suffering, followed by Dhemaji (1.38 lakh people) and Morigaon (nearly 95,000 persons). Currently, the Brahmaputra at Guwahati, Nimatighat in Jorhat, Tezpur in Sonitpur, Goalpara and Dhubri towns, while the Barak at AP Ghat in Cachar and Badarpurghat in Karimganj are flowing above the danger mark.
Here are the highlights on situation in Assam:
Assam: Troops of Indian Army along with SDRF & Civil Administration conducted rescue operations & evacuated around 150 villagers who were stranded in Balipur Char of Baksa District. The villagers were shifted to flood relief shelters in Odalguri village. pic.twitter.com/iqihLVjmsU
- ANI (@ANI) 13 July 2019
#WATCH: Building of a Primary School in Tengaguri area of Morigaon district collapsed due to the increasing water in the Brahmaputra River flowing through the region, yesterday. #Assam pic.twitter.com/AYoEUydJup
- ANI (@ANI) 13 July 2019
Delhi: Home Minister,Amit Shah today chaired a high level meeting to review the current flood situation in different parts of the country and the preparedness of the States and Central Ministries / Agencies concerned to deal with the situation. pic.twitter.com/TKBRAB42P5
- ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2019
Assam: Following incessant rains in the state water level in Kaziranga National Park has increased. Sailen Pande, PRO of Assam Forest & Environment Minister, says"this year, Ministry of Forest and Environment, Assam had taken precautions to deal with the flood." pic.twitter.com/wzCLDL742J
- ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2019
Assam: The part of the Brahmaputra river which flows through Guwahati is now flowing above danger mark following rainfall in the region. Water has reached near the feet of the statue of Lord Vishnu on the vertical pillar (pic 1) in the river near Chakreshwar Temple in Kalipur. pic.twitter.com/S5HyckmzKY
- ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2019
Dibrugarh: Locals of at least 52 villages in Moran are left at lurch after flood water entered their houses. Villagers are being shifted to safer places. #Assam pic.twitter.com/v7Itb99l3m
- ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2019
- Over 15 lakh people are affected in 25 Assam districts
- One person died in the floods today, taking the number of deaths to seven
- Over 20,000 people have been shifted to relief camps
- Assam's Barpeta is the worst affected with more than 5 lakh people affected
- Half of Kaziranga National Park is inundated
Held a discussion with Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah ji over phone this morning. Apprised him of the prevailing flood situation in Assam and measures taken by the state govt.
- Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) July 13, 2019
The Hon'ble Minister assured all possible support from the Centre to deal with the situation.
