Heavy rainfall caused widespread waterlogging across Guwahati on Monday morning, July 20, inundating roads and residential areas and disrupting normal life as Assam’s overall flood situation worsened, with more than 1.70 lakh people affected across 12 districts.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), urban flooding was reported from several parts of Kamrup (Metro), including Zoo Tiniali, Sonkuchi, Beharbari, Panjabari, Hatigaon, Sijubari, Ghoramara, Rukminigaon, Bormotoria, Beltola Tiniali, Anil Nagar, Nabin Nagar, Tarun Nagar, Chandmari and Maligaon. Waterlogging was also reported along the Lokhra-Odalbakra Road and the Jatia-Kahilipara stretch.
Authorities deployed dewatering pumps at Anil Nagar, Rukminigaon, Rajgarh Road and Lachit Nagar to remove accumulated water and provide relief in the affected areas.
Meanwhile, the flood situation across Assam continued to deteriorate, with 1,70,327 people affected in 580 villages across 30 revenue circles in 12 districts. The affected districts are Biswanath, Cachar, Charaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Karbi Anglong, Lakhimpur, Sivasagar, Tinsukia and Udalguri.
More than 10,362.9 hectares of agricultural land remained submerged under floodwaters. The latest ASDMA bulletin, issued on Monday morning, reported no fresh flood-related deaths.
Rescue operations have been stepped up in the worst-affected districts. Six teams of the 12th Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), comprising 186 personnel and 24 boats, have been deployed in Sivasagar and Charaideo. Two teams of the 1st Battalion NDRF, consisting of 60 personnel and 10 boats, are conducting rescue operations in Jorhat.
SDRF teams from other districts have also been mobilised for rescue operations in Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat.
The Central Water Commission reported that five major rivers were flowing above the danger mark on Monday morning. These included the Brahmaputra at Neamatighat, Burhidihing at Khowang, Dikhow at Sivasagar, Disang at Nanglamuraghat and Dhansiri at Numaligarh, raising concerns of further flooding if rainfall continues.
The ASDMA said authorities are closely monitoring the flood situation as rescue and relief operations continue across the affected districts.
