Close to two lakh people have been affected by floods in 13
districts of Assam, officials said on Wednesday, as over 200 people took
shelter in relief camps in Tinsukia and Sonitpur districts.
Heavy rains have also lashed most parts of the state since
Tuesday.
Floods hit many parts of Baksa, Dibrugarh and Kamrup
districts on Wednesday, even as many villages in Barpeta, Sonitpur, Dhemaji,
Lakhimpur Tinsukia, Darrang, Nalbari, Golapara, Jorhat and Kamrup (Metro)
districts continue to remain under water.
A flood bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster
Management Authority (ASDMA) said 1,95,243 people have been affected as flood
waters submerged 533 villages.
The state government has opened toll free phone numbers --
1070 for the State Emergency Operation Centre, and 1077 for the District
Emergency Operation Centre.
Flood waters have also affected over 8,245 hectares of crop
land, officials said.
Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Bhumidhar Barman,
and Water Resource Minister Basanta Das on Wednesday reviewed the flood
situation, and asked the district administrations to take up flood mitigation
measures immediately.
The ministers asked the district administrations to arrange
relief and rescue material, and take stock of the infrastructural damage.
According to the water resources department, embankments
have been breached in Sonitpur, Nalbari, Dhubri, Darrang and Goalpara
districts.
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