Sewa Bharati appeal for Support: Flood Devastation in the Northeast of India

Source: Newspapers from Northeast

Support the flood Victims in the Northeast India

Seva bharathi, Lakhimpur,

A/C No: 50038395775
Allahabad Bank,
IFSC Code: ALLA,

Assam
the floods in the State have become critical, particularly in Dhemaji, Jonai and Dhakuwakhana. At least eight persons have lost their lives, while 8 lakh people were rendered homeless and thousands of hectares of cultivated land washed away by surging water. Further, railway and road communication have been disrupted.

Over three and half lakh affected and led homeless by floods in 6 districts

In North Lakhimpur alone, more than 65,000 people have been said to have been affected by flood in different villages. This is the official figure and as it is being believed that the number would be much more. The number of people affected in Dhemaji and other districts together has brought the number of flood hit people in the state to over three and half lakhs. So far seven deaths have been reported.

293 out of 423 earthen banks on Assam Rivers crossed expiry period!

As many as 293 out of 423 embankments on Assam Rivers to prevent floods have been reported to have crossed their expiry period. This means that these banks can break down anytime under pressure of the water currents, bringing a threat to millions of people living in the state.

Floods render 1,500 people homeless in Meghalaya

Over 1,500 people were rendered homeless in western parts of Meghalaya as some villages were submerged Wednesday (August 17)) under rising flood waters following incessant rains, officials said. No loss of life was reported.

All major rivers in West Garo Hills district were flowing above the danger mark with flood waters entering many low-lying areas and affecting thousands of people, an official said.

Jinjiram, Ganol and Simsang rivers -- the three major rivers -- were in spate. A major embankment at Garobadha, between Rangatari and Sonamati villages, had been breached, letting in flood waters from Ganol river into low-lying areas on a large scale.

Support Sewa Bharati Efforts: Over 3.26 lakh people hit by floods in ASSAM

Source: Assamtribune
Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 18 – The number of people affected by the current wave of flood in the State has shot up to over 3.26 lakh. The number of districts affected by the flood wave has also shot up to six with the inclusion of Chirang district in the list. Fresh flood waters of the Jiadhal and the Gai River have inundated some new areas today in Dhemaji district.

The current wave has affected 335 villages in 11 revenue circles of the State and led to death of six persons, including the two in Lakhimpur district, one in Sonitpur district and three in Dhemaji district, said the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) sources here.

However, the Dhemaji District Disaster Management Authority (DDDMA) sources told this newspaper that the current wave of flood has taken a toll of four human lives.

According to SDMA sources here, the current wave has affected a crop area of 69,667 hectares and has damaged 297 kutcha houses and 17 RCC bridges and culverts. In all, 16 roads have been damaged by the current wave of flood in Dhemaji district, while four roads in each of Dhubri and Lakhimpur districts, five in Sonitpur district and one in Jorhat district have been damaged by the same wave of flood.

Road communication to a vast area of Dhemaji district, beyond Dhemaji town, is cut off since August 15. Rail communication to the district has also been cut off since the same date, said the DDDMA sources.

Though road communication to Dhemaji town from the rest of the State has now been restored, the same could not be restored between Dhemaji and Silapathar and between Dhemaji and Jonai, said the DDDMA sources.

DDDMA sources told this newspaper that the number of people affected by the current wave of flood has shot up in the district to 1.55 lakh. Likewise, the number of villages affected by flood has also shot up to 246 in the four revenue circles of Dhemaji, Gogamukh, Sisi Borgaon and Jonai in Dhemaji district.

Meanwhile, Brahmaputra at Neamatighat, Dhansiri (South) at Numaligarh and Beki are flowing above the danger level.