Guwahati: The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) is actively strengthening flood preparedness as a result of the Brahmaputra River’s rising water level caused by days of incessant rainfall.
The Central Water Commission, all district agencies, and all Deputy Commissioners (DC) have been given formal permission to share data from neighbouring countries, according to Gyanendra Dev Tripathi, CEO of ASDMA.
Speaking to ANI, Tripathi said, “Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reviewed the flood preparedness last week and detailed instructions have been given to the DCs for enhancing the preparedness. We have also made formal arrangements of sharing data from neighbouring countries with district agencies, all the DCs as well as Central Water Commission.”
“We are fully prepared and working day and night. All the agencies including the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Fire & Emergency Services, Central Water Commission and IMD have been alerted,” he further said.
It should be noted that the ASDMA report on Saturday stated that a total of 37,535 persons in 13 districts around Assam had been impacted by the current floods.
According to the ASDMA, 3,857 people were affected in Dibrugarh, 3,631 people were affected in Biswanath district, and 25,275 people were affected just in Lakhimpur district.
According to the ASDMA, the River Kopili’s water level is rising between Nagaon district and Puthimari at the National Highway crossing in Kamrup district.
Speaking about the overall flood situation GD Tripathi said, “During pre-monsoon, we didn’t receive much rainfall and there was a huge deficit of rainfall. The monsoon was supposed to come from June 5, but it came on June 10 and some of the districts experienced some degree of floods, particularly Lakhimpur district. The overall situation is building up, not at its peak and it is the start of flood season.”