Approximately 45,000 people and 108 villages across 6 revenue circles in the lower Assam district are currently submerged, which has caused the flood situation in Assam’s Nalbari district to worsen.
The downpour has affected about 200 people in Moiraranga, Batahghila village, and the majority of those families are currently erecting makeshift tents to shelter themselves on roads and embankments. Following torrential rain in the past few days in Assam and neighbouring country Bhutan the water level of Pagladiya River is flowing above the danger level mark and inundated new areas in the past 24 hours.
The flood waters have submerged nearly 90 villages of Ghograpar, Tihu, Barbhag, and Dhamdhama areas in the district and many villagers have been forced to leave their homes and taken shelter on roads, high lands by making makeshift tents after the flood waters entered their homes. “My family is now living in an embankment after the flood waters entered my home. Many properties of our home have been damaged after the flood waters entered our home. There is now knee-deep water inside my home. The water level is gradually increasing. We are now facing lots of problems,” Manoj Rajbongshi said.
Another villager, Jyotish Rajbongshi from Moiraranga village said that he lost everything due to the flood, all his household items have been damaged.
“I have lost everything due to this flood. Every household item in our house has been damaged. I along with my wife am now living in this embankment. We couldn’t get any stuff out of the house,” Jyotish Rajbongshi said. Nearly 310 hectares of crops in the area were inundated by the floodwaters.
In the past 24 hours, the flood waters in the district have harmed two embankments, 15 roads, two bridges, culverts, and an agricultural bundh.
The water levels of various rivers are flowing above the danger level mark and have flooded new places, according to earlier reports from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), which is responsible for managing disasters in Assam and its adjacent states as well as Bhutan. The ASDMA flood report said, “44707 people have been affected alone in Nalbari district followed by 26571 people in Baksa, 25096 people in Lakhimpur, 15610 people in Tamulpur, 3840 people in Barpeta district.”
Over 1.07 lakh domestic animals, and poultry have also been affected in the first spell of flood in the flood-hit districts. On wednesday, 1280 individuals are being rescued from flood-affected areas by the NDRF, SDRF, and Fire and Emergency Services.