Numaligarh: Dhanasiri river breaches agricultural embankment at West Dhodang

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BOKAKHAT: At approximately 9:30 PM on Monday night, floodwaters from the Dhanasiri river breached an agricultural embankment in West Dhodang of Numaligarh, Bokakhat sub-division. The entire Dhodang area was engulfed by the resultant flood. As the embankment broke during the night, no safe place could be found to set up relief camps. The livestock also faced extreme danger. Farmlands, barns, and vegetable gardens of poor farmers were submerged.

Farmers lost their dreams of a prosperous harvest due to the devastating flood of the Dhanasiri river. As of Tuesday afternoon, the river was flowing about 1.34 meters above the danger level in Numaligarh. The river, taking a fierce turn in West Dhodang during the night, swept away the embankment with its strong current, triggering panic among the farmers. They had no time to save their livestock or belongings. There is now a looming threat over the paddy fields and agricultural lands of the region’s residents.

Currently, around 15 villages in the Numaligarh area have been affected by the recent floods of the Dhanasiri river. On Tuesday afternoon, the water level of the river increased at a rate of 3 centimeters per hour, submerging new areas. The breached embankment in Dhodang was inspected on Tuesday by the Bokakhat Sub-divisional Officer. Minister Atul Bora directed the administration to provide food supplies to the flood-affected as per available resources.

Almost all village roads in flood-hit Numaligarh were underwater at the time of filing of this report. The overflowing floodwaters washed away stored paddy and other resources, causing heart-wrenching cries from the farmers. Meanwhile, the flood from the Golabil river also submerged several villages in the Mohuramukh area.

Additionally, the second wave of flooding from the Brahmaputra, Dhanasiri, and Gelabil rivers inundated new regions of the Mohura revenue circle. As of the latest reports, 14 villages in the Mohura region were affected by the floodwaters of these three rivers. The flood-affected villages include Dhanasiri Temera, Nikori, Boraikhua, Elengmari, Riri, Barekep, Hansora, Gutung, Bali Gaon, Mohorichuk, and Natun Sonowal Gaon, along with the river-island villages of Lahar Chapori, Sial Chapori, and Bamun Chapori in the Brahmaputra. Livestock in these flood-affected villages were being sheltered along the roads and on highlands. In some areas, the animals had reportedly started to fall ill.

Several educational institutions have been inundated in the ongoing flood. With the rising water levels of all three rivers, more villages are at risk of submersion. Due to the damage caused to harvested paddy stored in barns, many farmers have been left devastated.

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