ASSAM LIFE BADLY AFFECTED

 Authorities have sounded evacuation alert in Assam, where 11 districts have been badly hit by flood conditions after torrential rains caused River Brahmaputra and its tributaries swell. Nearly one lakh people have been hit by the flood. The Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger mark in districts like Jorhat, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh and Sonitpur. Three hundred and fifty villages in 11 districts were reportedly inundated by the overflowing rivers with Dhemaji district being the worst hit. Sources in Assam State Disaster Management Authority said the district was submerged by the swollen up Jiadhol river. Tinsukia, Golaghat, Nagon, Chirang, Jorhat, Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Kamrup and Sibsagar were also badly hit. Around 900 relief camps have been set up, most of them in Dhemaji district. Wildlife was also affected as flood water entered Kaziranga National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. The former, known for its one-horned rhinoceros, has been partially submerged. Agriculture was also affected as about 6,000 hectares were flooded with standing crops like rice being ruined.

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ASSAM FLOOD WORSENS

Assam's flood situation remained critical today with 11 districts reeling under the water of the swollen Brahmaputra and its tributaries affecting over one lakh people.

Heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh has caused river Jiadhol to rise and inundate fresh areas in the worst-hit Dhemaji district, official sources said.

Over 25 villages were flooded in the district affecting thousands of people who had been rendered homeless as flood waters had either entered their homes or damaged them.

The flood victims claimed that flooding was severe as there were no river embankments or those breached by earlier floods not repaired before the deluge.

Most of the roads were damaged or affected, while several others either partially or fully submerged, the sources said, adding, many road embankments had been eroded and approaches of bridge and culverts washed away by the flood water.

Erosion has also started on approaches on Dhemaji side on Khalihamari Butikur Road at Laumuri and the road surface inundated by flood water.

Leakage, seepage and erosion have also occurred on Kumotiya embankment.

Floods have damaged six roads, one bridge, three culverts in Golaghat district, breached an embankment each at Madanpur and Chandpur in Karimganj district.

Meanwhile, the mighty Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger level at Nematighat in Jorhat district, Burhidehing at Khowang in Dibrugarh district, Desang at Nanglamuragat in Sibsagar and Jia Bharali at N T Road Crossing in Sonitpur.

The 11 affected districts are Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Chirang, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Morigaon and Sibsagar.

SOURCE::: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1858217/report-assam-flood-situation-remains-critical

ASSAM FLOODS 2013

Assam: Floods worsen in three districts

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JORHAT: The surge in the water level of theBrahmaputra and its tributaries aggravated the flood situation in Dhemaji, Jorhat and Golaghatdistricts on Sunday. Dhemaji district administration opened five relief camps in the district and has even started distribution of relief material among flood victims.

According to a Central Water Commission report, the water level of the Brahmaputra at Neematighat in Jorhat district was 87.73cm on Sunday evening and it was showing a rising trend. While the Jiadhol, Gai and Kumatia rivers in Dhemaji are in spate, water levels of the Disang, Burhidihing and Dikhow in Sivasagar and the Jiabhoroli in Sonitpur showed rising trends on Sunday.

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