1,089 villages in 26 districts of Assam were flooded. The number in the flood fort is more than four lakhs. Due to the disaster, Assam Higher Secondary Education Council postponed the examination of the first year of higher secondary Pankaj Barthakur, the council’s examination controller, said the examinations scheduled for May 21 have been postponed. Examination in Dima Hasao district, which was isolated after the collapse, has been postponed till June 1.
According to the State Disaster Response Force, 1,005 houses have been completely destroyed so far in the floods and landslides. At least 40,000 people have taken shelter in 18 relief camps. The official death toll so far is eight. Three people are still on the missing list as their bodies were not found.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed concern over the situation in Assam. He tweeted that he had taken the news of the situation by talking to the state chief minister on the phone.
The condition of Dima Hasao district is most deplorable. All the roads in the district are closed. Dima Hasao virtually isolated from the rest of the state. As many as 16 trains were canceled and 10 journeys were short-terminated due to the closure of the hill line. There is a product crisis in the collapsed isolated Dima Hasao But there is a shortage of grain in the market and even potatoes. From today, cooking gas is also inconsistent.
The stock of the district has run out On the same day, Scheduled Caste Development Minister Yogen Mohan returned to inspect Dima Hasao on the instructions of the Chief Minister. But as in the past, he had to return from Maibang as the road was still blocked.
The minister announced that Rs 4 lakh would be given to the families of those who lost their lives in the natural calamity. The more victims will get one lakh rupees For those who have suffered a small loss, they will be paid Rs 30,800 per family.
The North-eastern Frontier Railway could not say for sure when the railway line would be reopened in the event of a disaster. Yesterday, with the help of the army, it reached Lamding.
Assam’s Barak Valley, Tripura and Mizoram are also cut off from the outside world like Dima Hasao. Dima Hasao railway line disrupted, road traffic over Meghalaya stopped The floods are also severe in Hojai and Kachar districts. Three people have died in Barkhola of Kachar. Large areas of Guwahati, part of Sonapur are submerged due to rains.
Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua held an emergency meeting on the flood situation in Assam. He later said that the National Highway Authority has been requested to start road communication from Guwahati to Haflong as soon as possible.
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