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The situation in Silchar town of Cachar district which has been without water for almost two weeks is also improving.
The situation in Silchar town of Cachar district which has been without water for almost two weeks is also improving.
The flood situation in Assam improved on Saturday as the number of affected people came down to 22.17 lakh from the previous day’s 29.70 lakh with one more death taking the death toll to 174, officials said.
The situation in Silchar town of Cachar district which has been without water for almost two weeks is also improving.
A group of ministries after completing an inspection went to some of the districts affected by the flood to assess the damage, they held a meeting here with the general secretary Jishnu Barua and other relevant departments.
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Mr. Barua asked the team members to submit their report first to the center so that the state government can get more central funds immediately, an official press release said.
Most of the rivers keep receding although Brahmaputra, Kopili, Disang, Buridhing and Barak are flowing above the danger mark at many places.
After one person died in floods in Cachar district, the toll has risen to 174, according to a statement issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
The Cachar district administration is taking steps to remove water from the isolated areas.
Flooding, however, remained in the worst-affected areas of the district headquarters which were hit by unprecedented floods after the Barak river breached in Bethkundi.
One person has been arrested for the breach which the authorities claim to have been caused by rioters, and the senior minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described the flood that happened there as a man-made one.
A case has been filed and the CID is investigating the matter.
According to the ASDMA notification, 1934 villages under 77 income have been affected across the state while 2,77,355 people have taken shelter in 404 relief camps.
Aid materials were distributed in 138 locations to the people who did not take shelter in the aid camps.
A total of 50,741.18 hectares of agricultural crops were flooded while 34,242 livestock and 7,81,780 were affected.
In Kaziranga National Park, 32 camps were flooded while in Pobitora Sanctuary, 10 camps were flooded.
Massive erosion has occurred in several districts. Landslides were also reported in Hailakandi but there were no casualties, according to the press release.
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