Guwahati, July 24 (IANS) The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Friday issued an advisory asking people to stay away from the Dikhow River in Sivasagar district as the water level continued to remain dangerously high despite showing a falling trend.Officials said the warning was issued after the Central Water Commission (CWC) reported that the Dikhow River at Sivasagar continued to flow in a severe flood situation on Friday morning.According to the CWC, the river was flowing at…
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Guwahati, July 24 (IANS) Floodwaters continued to affect large parts of Assam, with 11 districts remaining inundated and more than 7.21 lakh people impacted, while the death toll in the current wave of floods stood at six, officials said on Friday. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the flood-hit districts are Golaghat, Hojai, Kamrup, Charaideo, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Nagaon, Kamrup (Metro), Karbi Anglong and Tinsukia.A total of 37 revenue circles and 883 …
Guwahati, July 20 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the state government is closely monitoring the flood situation in Upper Assam and is committed to ensuring that relief and rescue measures reach affected people without delay.The Chief Minister said rescue operations are in full swing across the flood-hit districts and are being supervised by a team of ministers deployed to oversee the ground situation and coordinate relief efforts with the local administration.”We …
Guwahati, July 20 (IANS) Assam’s flood situation further disrupted connectivity to river island Majuli on Monday as the Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department suspended all ferry services between Majuli and Jorhat indefinitely following a sharp rise in the Brahmaputra’s water level, officials said.A senior government official stated that the suspension was ordered after ferry ramps at Kamalabari and Aphalamukh ghats were submerged due to rising floodwaters, making navigation unsafe.The departme…
Guwahati, July 20 (IANS) The Indian Army has launched ‘Operation Jal Rahat’ to support the Assam government in large-scale rescue and relief operations as worsening floods continue to inundate several parts of eastern Assam, severely affecting thousands of people across seven districts, officials said on Monday.A senior official stated that the Army and Assam Rifles columns have been deployed in the worst-affected districts of Charaideo, Sivasagar and Jorhat, where floodwaters have submerged vas…
Guwahati, July 20 (IANS) Train services on crucial railway routes in Upper Assam have been suspended after floodwaters from the overflowing Dikhow River submerged railway tracks and station premises at Simaluguri in Sivasagar district, severely disrupting rail operations in the region, officials said on Monday. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) officials said incessant rainfall in the upstream catchment areas triggered a sharp rise in the Dikhow River, leading to widespread flooding in Simalu…
Guwahati, July 12 (IANS) The flood situation in Assam improved significantly on Sunday, with only one district remaining affected and no fresh casualties reported, according to the latest flood bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).The bulletin said Dhemaji is the only district currently affected by floods, with the Katakhal river at Matizuri continuing to flow above the danger level. No river was flowing above its highest flood level.Floodwaters have affected …
Guwahati, July 8 (IANS) The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Wednesday issued an advisory urging people to remain alert as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning across several parts of the state over the next three to four days, officials said. According to the IMD forecast, widespread rainfall activity is likely to continue across Assam under the prevailing monsoon conditions, with isola…
Guwahati, July 5 (IANS) The flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Sunday with only one district, Dhemaji, remaining affected, while no major river was flowing above the danger level, according to the latest report issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). The daily flood bulletin said that 3,917 people across 15 villages in two revenue circles of Dhemaji district continue to be affected by the deluge. The worst-hit areas fall under the Jonai and Sissiborgaon rev…
Guwahati, June 29 (IANS) Troops of the Indian Army’s Spear Head Division under the Spear Corps rescued 27 stranded civilians from flood-hit areas in Assam’s Dhemaji district on Monday as part of a coordinated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation carried out alongside the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the civil administration, officials said.The rescue operation was conducted at Arun Chapori village in Dhemaji district after incessant rainfall and a sudden rise in w…