Flood condition is deteriorating in Assam on account of rainfall in monsoon that claimed 62 deaths. In accordance with the report issued by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), around 7 lakh people have suffered from flood conditions in 12 districts of Assam.
The major rivers like Brahmaputra and even minor rivers have crossed the danger level line and have caused flooding in villages, agricultural land, roads and public utilities. Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Dhemaji, Hojai, Nagaon, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Kamrup (Metro), and Karbi Anglong are the districts most affected by flooding.
The government has set up a number of relief camps to give the impacted individuals food, water, medications, and shelter. NDRF (National Disaster Response Force), SDRF (State Disaster Response Force), police, and volunteers have conducted several relief operations through relief camps. In some remote locations, relief supplies are being delivered by helicopters.
Floods have done severe damage to houses, agricultural produce, roads, and embankments, causing major disruption of daily activities. Large hectares of agricultural land have been under floodwaters, and there are apprehensions that considerable crop damage may take place, affecting the farmers. Furthermore, there have been problems with electricity supplies in some places, as well as some problems with the transportation network in terms of wet roads.
The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, is currently tracking the situation and ordered the relevant officials to speed up the rescue and rehabilitation process. In addition, the authorities have called upon the residents living in those places to evacuate and help the rescue workers. What is more, the Meteorological Department of India has issued a weather alert concerning the rain in some places in Assam, which means that the floods may worsen in the near future.
While the rescue operation is still on, the topmost concern at present is the safety of the people affected and their basic needs. As thousands of families have already been displaced due to the floods and the floodwaters have not yet receded in many districts, the government has to manage a difficult situation wherein it has to give timely help and prepare for the rehabilitation of the affected.
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