Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI: No respite for monsoon blues in Assam! When the floods have started relenting, it's river erosion that has turned gobbling in some areas. With the death of a person in the past 24 hours, the total flood toll in the state is 17 now.
Erosion has raised its ugly head in the state, especially on the river island, Majuli. The worst affected area in the river island is No. 1 Podumoni Gaon in Bhakat Sapori. The mighty river has been literally gobbling its bank for the past few days.
Coming next to Majuli is Balijan in the Chabua area in the Dibrugarh district. The Brahmaputra has been eroding lands voraciously for the past few days. Balijan Tea Estate is under threat from erosion. Some people of the locality got into a huddle at the site today. They raised the demand for preventive measures to keep erosion at bay.
Solokoni Majuli LP School near Duliajan in the Dibrugarh district is barely 7/8 metres away from the river Burhidihing, which has been eroding its bank for the past few days. The local people have been demanding that the authorities concerned should take preventive measures to protect the school or shift it elsewhere. The school, according to the local populace, has been showing good performance in Gunotsav for the past few years.
According to CWC's (Central Water Commission) report this morning, only the Brahmaputra and the Kopili are flowing above the danger level in the Brahmaputra Valley. While the Brahmaputra is still in spate in Dhubri, the Kopili is flowing above the danger mark at Dharomtul in the Morigaon district.
According to the IMD, Gharmura in the Hailakandi district and Barpathar in the Golaghat districts received the highest rainfall, 5 cm each, in the state during the past 24 hours.
According to an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report, 41 revenue circles in 12 districts are still reeling under floods in the state. Around 3.37 lakh people have been affected in 999 villages. Over 36,000 affected people have been taking shelter in 133 relief camps.
Meanwhile, the body of a person who had been missing from the Chandrapur area in the Kamrup (M) district since June 5 was recovered today. He was washed away by floodwaters. With this, the flood toll in the state is 17 now.
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