TEZPUR/DHEMAJI (Assam):Incessant rains in parts of Assam and upper reaches of neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh have caused flash floods in Sonitpur and Dhemaji districts affecting nearly 30,000 people, officials saidTuesday.
Continuous rains for last two days in Sonitpur district’s Tezpur sub-division has inundated vast riverine areas and damaged standing crops at Dalabari, Besseria, Parbatia, Panchmile, Koroiyani and Rajbharal, they said.
Fed by the rains in Arunachal Pradesh along its course, the Brahmaputra and its tributaries were rising alarmingly towards the danger level in the district.
Rivers Jiabhorali at Khalihamari and Gabharu near NH-52 with other major tributaries were also rising.
The overflowing waters of Brahmaputra and its branch rivers Borgang and Burigang submerged vast areas in Biswanath and Gohpur sub-divisions, they said.
Flooding the low-lying areas, the waters overtopped the National Highway linking Tezpur and North Lakhimpur at three places between Balipara and Gohpur.
In Dhemaji district, the rains caused river Subansiri’s tributary Jiadhal to be in spate and flood adjoining areas in about 25 villages in west Dhemaji.
The worst affected villages are Kesukhona, Nepalisuti and Rotua.
The situation in Dhemaji was compounded by breaching of a temporary mud dam for diverting water of the Subansiri built during construction of the Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power Project, they said.
Meanwhile, Continuous rainfall hit life in Nagaland Monday as andslides were reported from across the state though traffic remained largely unaffected.
Official sources said landslides were continuing on National Highways 29, 61 and 155.
However, due to efforts of the Border Road Organization’s unit Border Road Task Force (BRTF) and the State Roads and Bridges Department roads were cleared within an hour. (Agencies)
Kohima remained in darkness since the wee hoursMonday till 1400 hours due to faults on the 10,000 KW transmission line due to heavy rainfall last night.
Paddy fields at Ruzapfu valley belonging to Kikruma village had been submerged by overflowing streams in the area.The streams had also caused massive landslides and mudslides damaging paddy and partially affecting NH-129 due to incessant rain in the past week.(UNI)