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In Photos: Flood situation in Assam gradually improving

Updated On: 26 June, 2023 10:22 AM IST | Editor

The flood situation in Assam has been gradually improving, but still, nearly 2.72 lakh people in 15 districts are affected. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 874 villages under 37 revenue circles in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, and Tamulpur districts are currently underwater. All pictures: AFP

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The flood situation in Assam has been gradually improving, but still, nearly 2.72 lakh people in 15 districts are affected. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 874 villages under 37 revenue circles in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, and Tamulpur districts are currently underwater. All pictures: AFP

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The flood situation in Assam has been gradually improving, but still, nearly 2.72 lakh people in 15 districts are affected. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 874 villages under 37 revenue circles in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, and Tamulpur districts are currently underwater. All pictures: AFP
<p>The flood waters have submerged 5936.63 hectares of cropland in the flood-hit districts.</p>

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The flood waters have submerged 5936.63 hectares of cropland in the flood-hit districts.

<p>The administration has set up 61 relief camps and 104 relief distribution centres, and 43064 people are still taking shelter in the relief camps.</p>

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The administration has set up 61 relief camps and 104 relief distribution centres, and 43064 people are still taking shelter in the relief camps.

<p>In the last 24 hours, the flood waters washed away 222 animals in the Nalbari district, damaged 1290 houses in Nalbari and Tamulpur districts, breached 3 embankments, damaged 7 embankments, 50 roads, 3 bridges, several Anganwadi centres, agri bundh, culverts, and irrigation canals.</p>

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In the last 24 hours, the flood waters washed away 222 animals in the Nalbari district, damaged 1290 houses in Nalbari and Tamulpur districts, breached 3 embankments, damaged 7 embankments, 50 roads, 3 bridges, several Anganwadi centres, agri bundh, culverts, and irrigation canals.

<p>The overall flood situation in the state is improving, but the situation in Barpeta district is still grim, as nearly 1.70 lakh people in 167 villages in the lower Assam district have been affected.</p>

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The overall flood situation in the state is improving, but the situation in Barpeta district is still grim, as nearly 1.70 lakh people in 167 villages in the lower Assam district have been affected.

<p>In the Barpeta district, 1.20 lakh people have been affected in the Sarthebari revenue circle, 44394 in the Barpeta revenue circle, 3255 in the Chenga revenue circle, and 1743 in the Baghbar revenue circle.</p>

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In the Barpeta district, 1.20 lakh people have been affected in the Sarthebari revenue circle, 44394 in the Barpeta revenue circle, 3255 in the Chenga revenue circle, and 1743 in the Baghbar revenue circle.

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