24-Jun-2024, Mon.
June 24, Karimganj (Assam): Pijush Hazarika, the minister of water resources for Assam, visited Karimganj, which was devastated by flooding, and assessed the situation there. Pijush Hazarika convened a review meeting at the district commissioner’s office on Sunday in his capacity as the district’s guardian minister.
The clergyman discussed the issues with flooding and the moves that should be initiated to control it while evaluating the endeavors and progressions made by every office.
In the beginning, the district will see the construction of 15-20 km of embankments. In such a manner, I guided the Water Assets Division to explore and make a reasonable arrangement,” Pijush Hazarika expressed.
There were likewise discussions giving food, lodging, and clinical consideration for the people in question.
The minister requested that all services be regularly provided to the flood victims by the departmental authorities.
Assam State Calamity The board Authority (ASDMA) flood report expresses that 111184 people in the region are as yet impacted by the flood.
In addition to seriously harming about 6,000 people in the Nagaon district, the Assamese floods also drowned 1,089 hectares of cropland and 35 villages under the Kampur and Raha revenue circles.
Numerous occupants in the Changchaki area, which is essential for the Kampur income circle, had to clear their homes as floodwaters got within them.
A number of the embankments have washed away, and the Changchaki-Kawaimari connecting road has flooded.
The Kopili River’s water level is above the danger level, according to the Central Water Commission.
Various occupants in the Changchaki, Kanpur district are managing the same issues.
The Assam State Catastrophe The Board Authority (ASDMA) flood report expresses that the flooding impacted around 3 lakh individuals across 19 regions.
In the Karimganj locale alone, the affected populace surpasses 2.43 lakh.
