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State Disaster Response Force personnel rescue villagers affected by flood at Sarukhetri village in Barpeta, Assam on Thursday. (PTI)[/caption]
Guwahati, July 25 (PTI/IANS): The death toll in Assam floods climbed to 75 with one more person succumbing in Dhubri on Thursday, while water level rose in seven districts of the state.
Due to release of excess water from Kuricchu Hydropower reservoirs in Bhutan's Kuricchu River, western Assam districts of Barpeta, Nalbari, Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Dhubri and South Salmara are facing rise in flood water level, they said.
However, water level receded in some other districts of the state.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management (ASDMA), 34,92,734 people in 2,753 villages in 18 districts are affected by the deluge.
The 18 districts are Dhemaji, Darrang, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat and Cachar, it said.
One person lost his life in Dhubri district, taking the death toll to 75, the ASDMA said.
At present, 833 relief camps are operational in Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Kamrup, Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat and Jorhat districts with 1,95,159 inmates, the ASDMA said.
The Brahmaputra river was flowing at the danger level at Neamatighat in Jorhat district and in Dhubri district, while the Jia Bharali river was flowing at the danger level at NT Road Crossing in Sonitpur district.
The Puthimari river was flowing at the danger level at NH Road Crossing in Kamrup district, Manas river at NH Road Crossing in Barpeta district and the Beki river was flowing at the danger level at road bridge in Barpeta district, the ASDMA added.
Water from Bhutan reservoir worsens Assam flood situation
Excess water release from Bhutan's Kuricchu Hydropower Plant flooded seven western Assam districts on Thursday even as the death toll from the floods rose to 76 in the state.
Officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Thursday said that the release of excess water from the reservoir in Bhutan worsened the flood situation in Barpeta, Nalbari, Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Dhubri and South Salmara districts.
"Around 34 lakh people in 2,753 villages are affected by floods. The affected villages are in areas of Dhemaji, Darrang, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup (M), Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat and Cachar districts," an ASDMA official said on Thursday.
There are 833 relief camps operational in the districts of Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Kamrup, Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat and Jorhat districts housing 1,95,159 inmates, they said.
Besides, 102 relief distribution centres in the districts of Lakhimpur, Darrang, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Kamrup, Morigaon and Sivasagar are operational.
Meanwhile, the Brahmaputra is flowing above danger level at Neamatighat in Jorhat and Dhubri, while Jia Bharali river is in spate at Sonitpur. The Puthimari river is flowing above danger level at Kamrup while the Manas and Beki rivers are also flowing that level in some points of Barpeta district.
