• Assam flood situation remains grim: Over 58K people affected

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    Assam flood situation remains grim: Over 58K people affected

    The ASDMA reported that the Disang River (Nanglamuraghat) is currently flowing above the danger mark.

    Digital desk: Wednesday witnessed a further deterioration in the state's flood situation as around 58,486 residents in six districts continued to be affected.

    No fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours, according to a report from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). As a result, seven people have died overall as of this point.

    The ASDMA reported that the Disang River (Nanglamuraghat) is currently flowing above the danger mark.

    The worst-hit district is Lakhimpur, with 25,752 impacted, followed by Biswanath with 15,870 and Dhemaji with 13,247.
    According to ASDMA, 715.06 hectares of agriculture in Assam have been devastated, and 133 villages in 13 revenue circles are all under water.

    Nearly 67,761 animals (Small, Big, and Poultry) continue to be affected in the districts of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Biswanath, Chirang, and Kokrajhar.

    Around 375 people, including 159 women and 62 children, are finding shelter in 38 relief camps and distribution facilities that the government is conducting in three districts.

    In addition to distributing 620.21 quintals of rice, 112.53 quintals of dal, 23.87 quintals of salt, 2330.58 litres of mustard oil, and 192.50 quintals of cow feed (wheat bran), the government has also provided 620.21 quintals of rice.



    According to ASDMA, floodwaters in Dhemaji's Jonai neighbourhood damaged an embankment. In Dhubri, Goalpara, and Lakhimpur districts, nine incidences of road damage have been reported as a result of the flooding.

    On the other hand, significant erosion has been occurring in the districts of Charaideo, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, Sivasagar, and Tamulpur since yesterday.

    Additionally, Maniknagar area of the Assam's Karimganj district reported a landslide incident.

    According to reports that surfaced on Thursday, to-and-from ferry services from Majuli in Assam have been indefinitely suspended due to an unsettling rise in the Brahmaputra River's water levels.

    Reports state that the decision to halt ferry operations in Majuli was made with the passengers' safety in mind. The decision by the government was also prompted by the ferry ramps becoming entirely submerged due to the Brahmaputra River's rising water levels.

    The decision, according to the Inland Water Transport Department, will be in force until the water levels drop below the danger levels.