At least 13,000 people in Assam have been affected by flood, officials said on Sunday. Landslips triggered by incessant rain, meanwhile, disrupted rail connectivity to the State’s Barak Valley region.
Assam State Disaster Management Authority officials said the year’s first wave of floods affected 28 villages in Lakhimpur, Jorhat and Biswanath districts, in the past 24 hours.
Landslips in the hilly Dima Hasao district have snapped the rail link to Barak Valley. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) had to cancel a passenger train to Silchar from Lumding on Saturday after landslips.
The Brahmaputra river is flowing above the danger level in Nimatighat, prompting officials to suspend ferry services to the island district of Majuli from Jorhat.
Ferry services have been suspended in some other stretches as well due to the rising water level.
The Assam government has already instructed the officials in flood-prone districts to arrange relief and rescue materials in case of emergency situations.
The Army, along with the civil administration, carried out a joint exercise on flood rescue titled “Megh Rahat” in the Dharamtul area in Morigaon district. The participants ranged from the Army and State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF) personnel, to members of the local population, including school children.
