Tuesday, July 17, 2007 (Guwahati)
The flood situation in Assam turned grim on Tuesday with the Brahmaputra and its tributaries witnessing rising water level in catchment areas in several districts following incessant rainfall.
Official sources have said the situation in worst-hit Dhemaji district remained critical with road and rail traffic remaining cut off for nearly a week and several villages still under water, though flood water was receding.
The district administration has provided shelter to flood-affected people in four relief camps and 120 temporary shelters while food and medical relief was being continuously provided.
The army has been asked to repair the damaged bridges and the North Eastern Frontier Railway was working round the clock to clear the tracks of flood water.
Over 40,000 people in 120 villages were marooned after a breach in the embankment of river Kumotia, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra, in the flood-prone district.
Vast tracts of land were inundated in Lakhimpur district after heavy rainfall and road communication was snapped in several places.
The water level of Barak river was also showing a rising trend and inundated vast areas in Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts.
Nine districts have been affected in the current wave of flood. They are: Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Darrang, Morigaon, Sonitpur and Barpeta.
Official sources have said the situation in worst-hit Dhemaji district remained critical with road and rail traffic remaining cut off for nearly a week and several villages still under water, though flood water was receding.
The district administration has provided shelter to flood-affected people in four relief camps and 120 temporary shelters while food and medical relief was being continuously provided.
The army has been asked to repair the damaged bridges and the North Eastern Frontier Railway was working round the clock to clear the tracks of flood water.
Over 40,000 people in 120 villages were marooned after a breach in the embankment of river Kumotia, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra, in the flood-prone district.
Vast tracts of land were inundated in Lakhimpur district after heavy rainfall and road communication was snapped in several places.
The water level of Barak river was also showing a rising trend and inundated vast areas in Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts.
Nine districts have been affected in the current wave of flood. They are: Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Darrang, Morigaon, Sonitpur and Barpeta.
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