Assam floods: NDRF rescues 56 locals stranded in Goalpara amid rising water levels

A total of 56 people were rescued by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from flood-affected areas in Assam’s Matia, Goalpara on Monday. Continuous rainfall since past three days has wreaked havoc in state with water levels rising in Brahmaputra and its tributary Krishna river.

overflowing rivers have severely affected lives of locals in Hawra Ghat vill, leaving many people isolated. In a successful rescue operation, however, an NDRF team transported locals from flood-affected vill to safe places.

team is also helping district administration in distributing masks, screening flooded areas, and following or guidelines due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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NDRF Guwahati rescued 1,450 locals

Over 1,450 locals have been evacuated during this monsoon season by 1st Battalion of NDRF Guwahati. NDRF team have been in 12 districts of Assam, se include Jorhat, Bongaigaon, Kamrup Metro, Dhubri, Barpeta, Goalpara, Golaghat, Cachar, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, Dhemaji and Tinsukia. Along with this, four search and rescue teams of NDRF have been reserved to tackle flood situation. Besides, a control room is keeping a close watch in or affected regions.

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Meanwhile, floods have hit 24 districts of Assam, causing dams to 1,09,600.53 hectares of crop area and affecting over 24 lakh people in state, a report by Assam State Disaster Manment Authority (ASDMA) said. In addition, rising water levels have affected as many as 2,254 vills. state government has set up 276 relief camps and 192 relief distribution centres across districts to help distressed people.

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(With inputs from ncy)