Flood situation worsens in Assam, nearly one lakh people affected

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam has worsened in the last few days. About one lakh people have been affected by the first monsoon flood. According to the latest bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 98,840 people are still battling flood waters in Biswanath, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Sonitpur and Tamulpur districts. have been According to the bulletin, the death toll so far is seven. According to the ASDMA, Dikhow and Brahmaputra rivers are flowing above the danger mark. Dikhau in Sivasagar and Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level in Dhubri, Tezpur and Nematighat. Also Read – Center Agrees To Relax Rules For Setting Up New ABC Centers In Kerala According to the ASDMA, 3,618.35 hectares of agricultural land has been destroyed and 371 villages are under water. For flood victims, 49 relief distribution centers and 17 relief camps have been set up in six districts of the state. According to the ASDMA, Golaghat district is the most affected, where 28,965 people are battling floods. Dhemaji and Sivasagar have a population of 28,140 and 13,713 respectively affected. According to ASDMA data, around 59,531 domestic animals have been affected by the floods.