Due to continuous rainfall, the present flood situation in Assam is becoming worser. The badly affected districts are Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Sonitpur and Nalbari districts.
The river Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at Dibrugarh, Jorhat, in Sonitpur district, Golapara and Dhubri while its tributaries Burhidihing is flowing above the danger level at Dibrugarh. Similarly, Subansiri is flowing above the danger level at Lakhimpur with Dikhow and Desang at Sivasagar, Dhansiri at Golaghat, Jiabharali in Sonitpur district, Puthimari in Kamrup district, Pagladiya in Nalbari district, Beki in Barpeta district and Sonkosh in Dhubri district flowing in the same manner, said the official flood bulletin from Guwahati.
The flood situation in Dhemaji district has further deteriorated with more than 1,35,000 people affected in various parts of the district. Road communication has been affected leading to difficulties in carrying our relief and rescue operations.
At present, apart from the damage caused to settlements, a vast stretch of cultivable land has been inundated by floodwater, sources in the Agriculture Department revealed. Around 4,435 ha of land has been inundated and more than 8,480 farm families have been affected in the second wave of flood in Dhemaji district.
Bao and Ahu crops, seedlings along with transplanted Sali and some Kharif vegetables have been affected. The agriculture department has prepared a contingency plan worth Rs 90 lakh that would ensure the distribution of free seedlings among the district’s farmers.
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