• Ferry service between Jorhat and Majuli has reportedly been suspended in recent days.

    Regional
    Ferry service between Jorhat and Majuli has reportedly been suspended in recent days.




    background:#F8F9FA">Digital Desk: Following severe rains and an increase in the
    Brahmaputra river's water level, the ferry service between Jorhat and Majuli
    has been suspended indefinitely. According to media sources, ferry services at
    Nimati ghat, Kamlabari, and other locations will be suspended as well.



    background:#F8F9FA">This, according to reports, takes effect today. In
    particular, severe rains have been falling in Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal
    during the previous few days, causing waterlogging and disrupting train and
    road transportation.



    In
    Assam, three people were killed and 24,681 people were affected by heavy rain
    and flash floods, which hit 94 villages across six districts. Cachar, Dhemaji,
    Hojai, Karbi Anglong West, Nagaon, and Kamrup (Metro) have been impacted by
    floods, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), and
    three persons, including a lady, died in landslide incidents in the Haflong
    area of the Dima Hasao district on Saturday.