Villages, fields, and civilizations built along riverbanks… today everything seems to have been wiped out. Thousands of families have lost their dream homes, built with countless hopes, and are now left directionless. The devastating floods in Upper Assam have shattered people’s dreams in an instant. As a result, thousands are now forced to live in relief camps, dependent on others for a handful of rice and a drop of water.
According to information shared by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, currently around 71,000 flood-affected people are taking shelter in relief camps, bearing the brunt of the flood fury.
The Chief Minister informed that at present 215 relief camps and 1,690 relief distribution centers are operational across the state. A total of 71,223 people are staying in these relief camps.
According to the latest flood situation, 77 revenue circles and 2,157 villages across 25 districts of the state have been affected. More than 11.44 lakh people have been impacted by these floods.
So far, 68 people have died in flood-related incidents and 8 people are still missing. At the same time, 1,180 houses have been completely damaged while another 9,926 houses have been partially damaged. 29,983 people have already been evacuated from vulnerable areas to safer places.
Meanwhile, signs of improvement in the flood situation have been seen in Sivasagar district. The Chief Minister mentioned that the water levels of the district’s major rivers are gradually receding and the overall situation is moving towards normalcy compared to earlier.
According to data released by the Water Resources Department, Sivasagar received 22.89 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. As per the 8 AM report on Monday, the water levels at the Disangmukh, Jhanji, Demow and Dikhou gauge stations are below the danger mark and are continuously decreasing.
