Flood situation still grim in Assam, over 70,000 people affected
Guwahati, July 10 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam remained grim as over 70,000 people of eight district of the state are affected in the current flood.
Following incessant rains in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in past couple of days, the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries are flowing above danger level in many parts of the state and flood waters submerged new areas in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Majuli, Jorhat, Golaghat, Biswanath, Barpeta districts.
Water level of Brahmaputra river is flowing above danger level marks in Neamatighat in Jorhat district.
The water level of Dhansiri river is flowing above the danger level at Numaligarh in Golaghat district and Jia Bharali is flowing above danger level at NT Rd Xing in Sonitpur district, Puthimari at NH Rd Xing in Kamrup district and Beki river at Rd. bridge in Barpeta district.
The flood waters have submerged over 4000 hectare crop lands in the flood hit districts.
On the other hand, a man was badly injured in a landslide incident at Jorabat area, after a wall collapsed in landslide.
Later, locals and police had rescued the man and admitted him at hospital.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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