Bhutan releases water from Kurisu River dam; flood alert in lower Assam

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: Overall flood situation in the State remained unchanged on Thursday even as there is a warning that the situation in lower Assam districts may turn critical due to release excess water from the dam in Kurisu River in Bhutan. One more person died in Goalpara district on Thursday taking the total number of flood casualty to 34.

On other hand while the Brahmaputra is flowing above danger level at Neamatighat in Jorhat, Tezpur in Sonitpur, Guwahati, Goalpara and Dhubri; the Dhansiri at Numaligarh in Golaghat district; the Jia Bharali at NT Road Crossing in Sonitpur district; and the Kopili at Kampur in Nagaon district.

Altogether 21 districts have been affected by the floods in the State. These are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Chirang, Darrang, Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Morigaon, Hojai, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, and Tinsukia.

As many as 14,95,321 people of 2,197 villages in 59 Revenue Circles have been affected. Total crop area affected is 87,018.17 hectares. A total of 109 relief camps, including 145 relief distribution centres, have been set up in the State. Altogether 15,281 affected people have been given shelter in the relief camps. As many as 8,00,189 big and 4,29,708 small animals have also affected by the floods.

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