Jankranti News (Assam) : The flood situation in Assam has seen a slight improvement on Sunday after rains subsided a little. The death toll due to floods remained at three and no new casualties were reported in the last 24 hours.

As many as 2,71,522 people still remain affected by the floods in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Chirang, Darrang, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari and Tamulpur districts. 

Barpeta is the worst affected district in Assam. As many as 1,69,785 people in the Barpeta district still remain affected by the floods.

As many as 60,707 people in Bajali and 22,060 people in Lakhimpur are reeling from the affects of the floodwater. 

Altogether 1,538 villages in 54 revenue circles continued to be under waters. However, in last 24 hours, the situation improved marginally.

At present 1,118 villages in 42 revenue circles are under water and 8469.56 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across Assam. 

Massive erosion has been witnessed in Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Dhubri, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Nalbari, Sonitpur, South Salmara, Tamulpur and Udalguri districts.

Embankments were affected by floodwaters at 15 localities in Biswanath, Golaghat, Kamrup and Nalbari districts.

Roads damaged by the floods were reported in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, Goalpara, Golaghat, Kamrup, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Nalbari and Tamulpur districts.

Nearly, 964 poultry were washed away in Bajali and Nalbari districts, while, 4,10,055 animals (Small, Big and Poultry) remain affected in nine districts in the last 24 hours.

The authorities are running 220 relief camps and distribution centres in 11 districts where 81,352 people including 41,283 women and 4,318 children are taking shelter.

The administrations have distributed 1475.53 quintals of rice, 247.49 quintals of dal, 165.59 quintals of salt, 1535.75 litres of mustard oil along with 5717.28 quintals of cattle feed (Wheat Bran), 462.73 quintals of cattle feed (Rice Bran) and other relief items including baby food liquid, baby food solid, tarpaulin, phenyl, candles, sanitary napkins etc.

While several districts of Assam are currently reeling under flood-like situation due to the incessant rainfall, Union Home Minister Amit Shah took stock of the current flood conditions in the state and assured all possible assistance to the state’s chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.

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Dibrugarh, Assam.