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Rivers in Assam receding
Guwahati, July 17: With major rivers, including the mighty Brahmaputra, showing a receding trend since yesterday, the flood situation in Assam is likely to improve if there is no further heavy downpour in upstream areas.
Guwahati, July 17: With major rivers, including the mighty Brahmaputra, showing a receding trend since yesterday, the flood situation in Assam is likely to improve if there is no further
heavy downpour in upstream areas.
The current wave of flood, which Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi termed as the worst in the last 50 years, has so far claimed over 80 lives while over four lakh flood-hit people were lodged in more than 4000 relief camps.
Meanwhile, the state health department was preparing to prevent occurrence of flood-related epidemic. Health minister Dr Bhumidhar Barman claimed that there was no dearth of medicines in any of the affected districts. Consignment of drugs and accessories had been sent to every district and mobile clinics in boats were working round-the-clock. The calamity had extensively damaged health infrastructure in rural Assam as a large number of health centres had been submerged forcing the authorities to set up temporary clinics in village schools and other institutions.
The army was working round-the-clock to rescue marooned people, particularly in Nalbari and worst-hit Dhemaji districts.
The devastation so far had been catastrophic with even conservative government estimates recording complete destruction of 5,236 houses, while over 4500 villages were said to be submerged. At least 3.6 lakh people had been rendered homeless so far even as the state administration instructed deputy commissioners of all the 22 flood-hit districts not to worry about the money while providing relief to those affected.
Bureau Report
Meanwhile, the state health department was preparing to prevent occurrence of flood-related epidemic. Health minister Dr Bhumidhar Barman claimed that there was no dearth of medicines in any of the affected districts. Consignment of drugs and accessories had been sent to every district and mobile clinics in boats were working round-the-clock. The calamity had extensively damaged health infrastructure in rural Assam as a large number of health centres had been submerged forcing the authorities to set up temporary clinics in village schools and other institutions.
The army was working round-the-clock to rescue marooned people, particularly in Nalbari and worst-hit Dhemaji districts.
The devastation so far had been catastrophic with even conservative government estimates recording complete destruction of 5,236 houses, while over 4500 villages were said to be submerged. At least 3.6 lakh people had been rendered homeless so far even as the state administration instructed deputy commissioners of all the 22 flood-hit districts not to worry about the money while providing relief to those affected.
Bureau Report