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Regular-article-logo Tuesday, 07 May 2024

Assam floods: 3000 still in relief camps

The affected districts include Barpeta, Darrang, Dhemaji, Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai, Jorhat, Charaideo and Dibrugarh

Our Special Correspondent Guwahati Published 04.08.19, 07:47 PM
Keshab Mahanta visits Athgaon village in Kamalpur on Sunday.

Keshab Mahanta visits Athgaon village in Kamalpur on Sunday. Picture by UB Photos

The flood situation in Assam has improved considerably though 10 districts remain partially affected on Sunday.

Altogether 20 revenue circles continue to be partially affected as the Brahmaputra and some of its tributaries and the Kushiyara river in Barak Valley continued to flow above the danger level.

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The affected districts include Barpeta, Darrang, Dhemaji, Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai, Jorhat, Charaideo and Dibrugarh.

A total of 87,688 people were reported to be still affected with 3,247 people still taking shelter in relief camps in Barpeta, Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon and Jorhat districts.

While the Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger level at Neematighat in Jorhat district, its tributaries the Dhansiri, Dikhow and the Desang were flowing above the danger mark at Golaghat and Sivasagar districts.

The Kushiyara was flowing above danger level in Karimganj district.

According to the state government’s estimates, a total of 16,890.5 hectares of cropland remained submerged on Sunday. Nineteen relief camps and six relief-distribution centres remained operational.

The number of heads of cattle affected has been put at 11,312. Altogether 3,882 small animals and 9,768 poultry are stated to be still affected.

Various organisations such as Swayam, An Approach, Mushroom Development Foundation, Save Guwahati Build Guwahati and Rotary Club, Guwahati West, among others distributed food and water filters among casual forest personnel of Kaziranga National Park.

“We need to boost the morale of the forest guards. Kaziranga witnessed one of its worst floods this year,” said Satyen Mahanta of Swayam. Study materials were provided to more than 150 students of Salmara High School in Majuli.

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