Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls Assam Chief Minister to take inventory of the state of affairs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls Assam Chief Minister to take inventory of the state of affairs
GUWAHATI:
The flood state of affairs in Assam and Meghalaya continues to stay grim with no indicators of a let-up within the rainfall.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) stated that greater than 31 lakh folks have been affected throughout 32 districts within the State. Eight folks drowned or had been washed away on Saturday, taking the loss of life whole to 62 since April with landslides claiming the lives of 11 of them whereas 19 folks have been reported lacking over the past 36 hours.
The 1,206.7 mm rainfall the State has acquired until June 16 has affected 1,59,441.84 hectares of crops.
The Northeast Frontier Railway cancelled numerous trains since June 16 because the tracks had been inundated at a number of locations.
The severity of the catastrophe made Prime Minister Narendra Modi name up Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to take inventory of the state of affairs. “Earlier today, spoke to Assam CM Shri @himantabiswa and took stock of the situation due to floods in the State. Assured all possible support from the Centre. I pray for the safety and well-being of the people of Assam affected by flooding,” Mr. Modi stated in a tweet.
Mr. Sarma appreciated the Prime Minister for checking on the aid and rehabilitation work within the flood-hit areas of Assam.
Closely monitoring the state of affairs
“We are closely monitoring the situation and providing the best help to people,” he stated after touring western Assam’s Nalbari district, one of many worst affected areas, the place the Army needed to be engaged in rescue operations.
The Chief Minister additionally visited a couple of aid camps within the district. The district authorities have arrange 816 aid camps the place 1.56 lakh folks have taken shelter.
On Friday evening, three kids had been reported lacking when a ship capsised in central Assam’s Hojai district whereas 21 others had been rescued. The incident occurred when the folks had been shifting to a safer location.
The ASDMA officers stated a couple of circumstances of landslides had been reported from Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Morigaon, Kamrup and Kamrup (Metro) districts within the final 24 hours. They additionally stated not less than 10 rivers, together with the Brahmaputra, had been flowing above the hazard stage in lots of stretches.
Officials stated that the flood state of affairs was accentuated in districts akin to Nalbari, Baksa and Udalguri because of the launch of excessive volumes of water from the Kurichhu dam in Bhutan upstream. The authorities in Kamrup and Kamrup (Metro) districts anticipate an analogous state of affairs after the authorities in Meghalaya intimated them concerning the impending launch of water from the Umtru hydroelectric venture.
The state of affairs in Meghalaya additionally continued to deteriorate with yet one more loss of life reported in South West Khasi Hills, taking the loss of life toll within the State to 32 since April.
So far, not less than 99 folks have died in floods and landslides throughout Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya.
Source: www.thehindu.com
