OUR CORRESPONDENT
ITANAGAR: Flood triggered by rains has created havoc in Arunachal Pradesh with reports of disruption of surface communication, snapping of water supply and inundating low lying areas in several districts of the State.
While two houses including one in Thembang village under Dirang circle in West Siang district and another at Boleng in Siang district of the State were completely damaged in the first wave of flood, the Passa Valley Primary School in Pakke Kesang district was also inundated by flood water, an official report informed here on Monday.
The report by Disaster Management Director Abu Tayeng informed that landslides triggered by incessant rains in the past few days have disrupted surface communication in several districts.
While the road between Bhalukpong in West Kameng district to Seppa in East Kameng district is blocked due to landslides in several stretched of the road, blockage of road is also reported at several points near Kaspi in West Kameng.
A State transport bus, six light motor vehicles and an ambulance with 35 people were stranded near Kaspi due to landslide, Tayeng said in the report adding, massive road blockades were also reported on Boleng-Pangin road in Siang district. However, the administration has pressed men and materials to clear the blockades.
In the State capital, massive landslides occurred at Tadar Tang Marg at Niti Vihar damaging pipelines resulting in water scarcity in the area since Sunday.
However, no human casualties were reported in the flood as of now in the State.
The worst affected district in the State in Lower Subansiri, large stretch of paddy-cum-fish cultivation were damaged due to flood.
Lakhs of fingerlings released by the Fishery department were washed away in all the villages located near Kyle River in Lower Subansiri district besides washing out irrigation channels and bunds of a few farmers, the report said adding, the estimated loss could not be ascertained as reports from various districts are awaited.
The State government has set up five relief camps – four at Kra Daadi and one in West Kameng district and kept NDRF and SDRF teams ready for any eventualities, the report added.