As of Tuesday, 13,800 people were reportedly affected in the three districts. (File)
Guwahati:
Assam’s Dhemaji, Baksa and Morigaon districts continued to remain submerged on Wednesday, even as floodwaters receded from most areas of the state, according to an official bulletin.
At present, 14,205 people are suffering from the flood in these three districts, while 7,009 hectares of cultivated land are affected, according to the daily flood bulletin of the Assam Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
Dhemaji is the worst affected district with 12,908 people affected, followed by Baksa where 1,000 people are suffering and Morigaon with 297 people affected by the calamity.
As of Tuesday, 13,800 people were reportedly affected in the three districts.
The total number of people who lost their lives in this year’s floods and landslides stands at 136 statewide. Among them, 110 people were killed in flood-related incidents and 26 died in landslides.
A total of 81 villages are underwater and most are in Dhemaji district, ASDMA said.
The mighty Brahmaputra flows above the danger mark at Neamatighat in the Jorhat district, while its tributary Jia Bharali flows above the red mark at NT Road Crossing in Sonitpur.
Embankments, roads, bridges, culverts and other infrastructure were damaged in Bongaigaon and Baksa districts, the bulletin said.
One of the ten logging camps is submerged in rhino habitat Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Morigaon district, he added.
