Flood situation improves in Assam; 13,300 in 3 districts affected

Flood water receded from one district of Assam reducing number of people affected by calamity to over 13,300 across three districts on Saturday, an official bulletin said here.

At present, 36 vills in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Baksa districts are under water, according to daily flood bulletin issued by Assam State Disaster Manment Authority (ASDMA). water h receded from Biswanath district since Friday when more than 29,600 people in 56 vills of four districts were reeling under impact of deluge.

total number of people losing ir lives in this year's flood and landslide stands at 138 across state. While 112 people died in flood-related incidents, 26 were killed in landslides. Lakhimpur is worst-hit with over 10,600 people affected, followed by Dhemaji and Baska where number of flood victims is 2,400 and 300 respectively, ASDMA said.

It said that authorities are running nine relief camps and distribution centres in two districts, where 134 people are currently lodged. Brahmaputra river is flowing above danger level at Nimatighat in Jorhat and Tezpur in Sonitpur districts, while its tributaries Dikhour and Jia Bharali are also flowing above red mark at several areas. Ros and or infrastructure were damd in Lakhimpur district, while erosion was witnessed in Udalguri, ASDMA said.