Ferry Services Resume in Guwahati

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: As the water level of the Brahmaputra has receded, the ferry services have been resumed on Monday. As per the order, the State Inland Water Transport department has started their service and 12 trips have been successfully completed on Monday from Madhyam Khanda Ferry Service. However, two ferry services at night have been canceled. Prabodh Sarma, an employee of Guwahati Madhyam Khanda Ferry Service, said, “From 7 am in the morning the services have been started and will continue till 6 pm. The water level is now below the danger level.”

Moreover, teams from the State Health and Veterinary department have kicked off services on a war footing in the flood-affected areas, distributing medicines and collecting blood samples from people from the affected areas, said Dr. Amit Saikia, Joint Director of Health Services.

The district administration has started distributing relief materials like rice, dal, kerosene oil and salt to the flood-affected people under Jorhat West Revenue Circle where 6,000 people have been affected after the water of River Bhogdoi entered 20 villages and submerged several hundred acres of agricultural land from a breached portion which is yet to be repaired by the Water Resource Department.

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