River Kopili in Assam continues to flow in severe situation

River Kopili in Nagaon district of Assam continues to flow in severe situation. The heavy monsoon rains over the past one month have led to massive flooding of the north-eastern state, inundating 2,254 villages and affecting around 25 lakh people.

Nagaon (Assam): Amid the raging floods in Assam, river Kopili at Kampur in the Nagaon district continued to flow in a severe situation, according to the Central Water Commission (CWC) on Wednesday.

So far 87 people have died across 30 districts in the state due to the floods.

"River Kopili at Kampur in Nagaon district of Assam continues to flow in severe situation as on 22.7.2020," CWC Official Flood Forecast tweeted.

"87 deaths and 53,99,017 people affected across 30 districts due to floods," said Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

Earlier on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura are likely to receive heavy rainfall on Wednesday.

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"Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning very likely at isolated places over Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh," the IMD stated.

On Tuesday, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had reviewed the COVID-19 situation and flood scenario with the district administration of Goalpara.

The Chief Minister had directed officials to create awareness regarding Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) among farmers while expediting relief measures to those affected by the Assam floods.

(ANI report)