Flood situation grim in Assam

The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Sunday, with waters inundating vast areas of human habitation and crops...

The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Sunday, with waters inundating vast areas of human habitation and crops after incessant rains lashed the state in the past week.

Official reports reaching here said the Brahmaputra and almost all its tributaries were flowing above the danger mark, forcing people living in low-lying areas in lower and upper Assam to move to higher ground.

The situation was also grim in south Assam’s Barak Valley, where the Barak river and its tributaries, Katakhar and Kushiara, were flowing above the danger mark.

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According to sources in the Central Water Commission, the Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger mark at Dibrugarh, Naematighat, Tezpur, Dhubri and Goalpara.

The flood situation in Barpeta district was serious with all rivers in flowing above the danger mark. Manas National Park, a national heritage site, was under water, forcing animals, to flee to safer places.

More than 500 villages in the district were underwater while the national highway was submerged at several places.

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