More Rains Expected in Nagaland and Other North-eastern States

The north-eastern states are already broke with flood and incessant rain issues the past few days and now as per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts, there are chances of more heavy rains in the region. As per the weather forecast, there will be incessant rain for the next few days till September 13.

The states to experience the heavy rainfall includes in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. Apart from these, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura too may receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the same period and if this happens then the outcome would not be that favourable for its inhabitants.

Before the IMD, the Central Water Commission (CWC) which is India’s only flood forecasting organisation, had also issued flash flood alerts in many districts of the country. Such districts possessing high alert for flash floods include Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura. As an after effect of the heavy downpour, there are total chances of the water level in the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers to rise along with their tributaries. Rising water level and in fact, the water level exceeding the danger limit would only mean the northeastern states drowning under water.

In Assam, the districts which are on high alert and have high chances of being drowned are Golaghat and Jorhat. Similarly, the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh is also under flood threat.

At a time, when Nagaland is already reeling under floods in the past three months with thousands of its families and over 400 villages devastated, the new weather forecast brings a message of disaster along with it.

Rendemo Shitio, the state emergency response officer at the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) said, “Though the flood waters have receded in many districts, Kiphire district and parts of Tuensang district still remain cut off from the rest of the state. Rebuilding roads in these areas have been a difficult job for the authorities because of continuous rainfall and hilly terrain.”