The Army, NDRF, and Assam Rifles have been mobilized to help in the flood.\u00a0\u00a0There was massive destruction with the heavy rainfalls causing flooding all over, landslides, roadblocks, and over 1500 railway passengers stranded.\u00a0 Haflong, one of the most beautiful places in Assam has been totally ravaged by the angry floods and the Dima Hasao district was in ruins with landslides and horrific derailed trains and tracks.<\/p>\n
The death toll in the current pre-monsoon floods and landslides in Assam has risen to nine, officials said, with more than 6.62 lakh people affected in 27 of the state’s 34 districts.<\/p>\n
According to the officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, at least 6,62,385 people, including 1,25,491 children and 2,44,216 women, have been impacted and nearly 8,260 houses have been either partly or completely damaged in 1,414 villages across 27 districts.<\/p>\n
Over 46,160-hectare crop, areas have been hit in the flood-hit districts while more than 48,304 people have taken shelter in 135 relief camps.<\/p>\n
The worst-affected districts include Cachar, Dima Hasao, Hojai, Nagaon, Charaideo, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Bajali, Baksa, Biswanath, and Lakhimpur.<\/p>\n
The situation in the hill section of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in the Dima-Hasao district remained critical on Wednesday as the rain continued to batter the hilly region, affecting the Lumding-Badarpur single line railway route, which connects Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, and the southern part of Assam with the rest of the country.<\/p>\n
“Out of the 56 affected locations, in around 12 locations restoration work has been completed but the work in major affected areas is yet to start due to the inclement weather,” an NFR official told IANS from the NFR headquarters in Maligaon.<\/p>\n
The officials said uninterrupted rains coupled with the difficult terrain severely affected the restoration and repair work, which might take several weeks. This rail link has been cut off for the past five days.<\/p>\n
Several Assam Ministers, including Health Minister Keshab Mahanta, Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika, and Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya, are supervising the rescue and relief operations camping in the flood-ravaged areas.<\/p>\n
The Army, Assam Rifles, National Disaster Response Force, and State Disaster Response Force along with the district administrations are operating 24\/7 to rescue the stranded people to provide relief to them.<\/p>\n
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday discussed the overall flood situation in Assam with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the phone and ensured all potential help from the Central government.<\/p>\n
According to Defence Spokesman Lt. Colonel Angom Bobin Singh, two columns of Army and Assam Rifles men from Masimpur Garrison rushed for flood rescue operations in various parts of the district after receiving an urgent request from Cachar’s Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli.<\/p>\n
Each year, Assam<\/a> is ravaged by floods. During the first start of the floods in May 2022<\/a>, three people were killed and about 25,000 people across six districts of Assam were affected by the first wave of floods.<\/p>\n Take a look at the videos below sharing about the floods now a few days back.<\/p>\n #AssamFloods<\/a><\/p>\n Air dropping of food materials continue in Halflong today also with the help of Indian Airforce. Gratitude.@IAF_MCC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Pg36DDlHLm<\/a><\/p>\n — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n