Assam floods: 25,000 people affected in Dibrugarh as water enters residential areas

Around 25,000 people are affected due to flood which has been caused by incessant rain and rising level of Brahmaputra in Assam. District authorities have set up 142 relief camps and distribution centres in six districts, where over 18,000 people have taken shelter.

Dibrugarh (Assam): Incessant rain in Assam has worsened the on-ground situation with floodwater now affecting more than 16 districts in the state. The rising levels of Brahmaputra have added to the crisis, disrupting the lives of people in the state.

Speaking to media, Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Pallav Gopal Jha said, "Around 25,000 people are affected due to flood which has been caused by incessant rain and rising level of Brahmaputra. We have set up 14 relief camps in the district. Floodwaters have entered into the house of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. We have shifted his ailing mother to a safe place."

Flash floods, mainly in Dibrugarh, brought the city into a standstill earlier this week. Most of the major roads, particularly towards the north of the city, have flooded. Near Rupai Tea Estate, an RCC bridge was washed away by the raging floodwaters of the Dangori River.

District authorities have set up 142 relief camps and distribution centres in six districts, where over 18,000 people have taken shelter, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) authorities said.

It is to be noted that the rising water levels have also entered the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, forcing than 100 rhinos, 1,500 wild buffaloes, and thousands of hogs to highlands. Nearly 12,000 hectares of agricultural land has also been impacted by the floodwaters.

(with Inputs from ANI)