SITUATION REPORT - ASSAM FLOODS NAME OF THE DISASTER: FLOODS DATE: 27.07.04 at 7.00 PM Heavy floods in Assam have affected all the 27 districts of the state. These districts are Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Shivsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Nagoan, Morigaon, Kamrup, Kamrup Metro, Darrang, Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, Berpetta, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Goalpara, Dhubri, Chirang, Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Hailakhandi, Cachar, Udalguri, North Cachar Hills and Baska. The worst affected districts Kamrup, Nalbari, Darrang, Dhubhri, Sonitpur, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Nagaon, Morigaon and Lakhimpur and Barak valley districts Ariel view of flood affected Cachar district village (Cachar, Karimganj The flood has caused widespread damages to human life, property, standing crops, flood control embankments, tea gardens and other basic infrastructure especially in the districts of Kamrup and Nalbari, Darrang, Sonitpur, Dhemaji and Lakhimpur. Rail & road communication has been totally disrupted at various places due to submergence of the railway tracks and the roads. The world famous Kaziranga National Park has also been affected badly by the floods. A number of animals have been reported killed. The National Parks of Manas, Orang and Dibru-Saikhowa along with Wild Life Sanctuaries Burha Chapori, Pobitora, Laokhowa and Bornodi have also been affected. Incessant rain since the last week of June, 2004 through out the State of Assam and catchments areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Bhutan, has resulted in the rise water level of river Brahmaputra and its tributaries and thus caused floods in the state. CURRENT SITUATION : Overall flood situation in the state remains grim although most of the rivers have receded. Situation in the Barak valley districts (Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi) and Majuli Island remains very critical. Around 1, 26,600 hectares of Agricultural and Homestead land in densely populated areas have got inundated in Barak valley. As per the Central Water Commission (CWC) report released today, River Brahmaputra is still flowing above the danger level at Dibrugarh and Dhubri. Similarly river Dhansiri, Barak, Katakhal and Kushiyara are flowing above the danger level at Golaghat, Cachar and Karimganj district. and it is also likely to recede as there was not much rainfall in the past 24 hours except at few places in Shivsagar (100.4 mm). So far, 10,486 villages and a population more than 12.21 million have been affected by the current wave of floods. Total area under waters is 3.6 million hectares and due to silt deposit and standing water in the agricultural fields, 1.158 million hectares of crop area has been damaged. Morigaon district is the worst affected from among all the affected districts. About 90 percent of the district is still submerged and maximum death cases of 38 have been reported from this district alone. About 19 people were killed as a boat capsized in the killing river on 25th July. Similarly in another incident, about 14 people were killed due to landslide in Guwahati city. The death toll in the current wave of floods have risen to 181 and millions of people have been rendered homeless as more than 0.47 million houses have been completely damaged and 0.4 million or more have been partially damaged. The state administration is running relief shelter camps (1650 nos.) and 1.6 million (approx) have taken shelter in these makeshift camps. At places people have taken shelter on their roof tops, highlands, embankments and on the bridges. In several districts, Army, Air Force and a specialist Search and Rescue (SAR) team of Central Institute of Security Forces (CISF) are still carrying out relief and rescue operations in the marooned villages. Marooned People are being air lifted in the districts of Tinsukia and Cachar. Due to widespread damages to the transport infrastructure, interior area has been in accessible. DAMAGE DETAILS: Cropped No. of No. Area No. of Loss of House Population area Relief No. of of District affected village Human damaged affected affected camps/ inmates Cattle (Hectares) (Nos.) lives (F/P) (Hectares) Shelter lost Kamrup 225500.00 650 1342496 61451.00 107 252000 8 55 230161 Kamrup(M) 15326.00 70 87850 3571.43 9 2060 20 1100 Nalbari 112850.00 609 450495 62864.00 3 120000 12 10000 Barpeta 253150.00 831 1190500 106204.00 156 120000 25 21806 Morigaon 102916.00 598 715032 56973.00 64 38 127 38949.95 Darrang 548523.00 388 481477 318473.00 62 48743 8 10179 Sonitpur 23685.00 272 247378 14821.00 81 97070 7 1078 Goalpara 44967.00 505 544826 33896.00 73 94900 4 5640 967 Jorhat 108700.00 208 216000 17300.00 2 185 692 Dhubri 160735.00 1016 1523500 20988.00 82 121000 5 10801 N.Lakhimpur 104193.00 460 343545 31341.00 1 580 4 609 515 Hailakandi 87250.00 205 125800 10100.00 40 7900 4100 Karimganj 83366.00 687 595489 19124.00 129 297828 5 9682 Dhemaji 53162.00 675 307200 54220.00 73 15114 2 533 Bongaigaon 59726.00 473 458000 21200.00 104 102910 6 29199 Kokrajhar 73953.00 127 74135 58973.00 5 571 5 50 7885 Karbi- 12931.00 200 150000 6632.00 9 5155 1 1468 Anglong Chirang 25279.00 257 215800 199.86 22 3210 7 4334 Tinsukia 28500.00 116 60000 8400.00 8 1215 1000 2000 Dibrugarh 9260.00 134 184184 6054.00 28 6569 1910 Golaghat 42763.00 101 106253 62500.00 7 9000 2 950 Nagaon 211200.00 890 1501242 112801.00 387 85000 11 50 64950 Shivsagar 8710.00 105 63000 2100.00 50 Cachar 282950.00 540 1040000 63924.00 198 143201 10 15570 Udalguri 6255.00 254 119860 4120.00 1 4273 N.C.Hills 55 70120 205.20 (land slide & flood) Baska 60 Total 3685850.00 10486 12214182 1158435.49 1650 1534211 181 7531 473977 • Agriculture sector: 12, 00,000 farm families have been badly affected. The major kharif crop, Bao Ahu and Sali paddy (winter rice) and other crops have been affected in about 1.1 million hectares and crop damage to the extent of 50percent and above has been assessed. • Road Network : As per the Public Works Department reports - A total of 562 kms of National Highways and 3567 kms of State highways and rural roads have been damaged by the current wave of foods. 500 bridges have also been damaged in total till date. Status of the National Highways (NH):- - NH -31 between Nalbari and Berpetta has been breached by 20 metres. A stretch of 81 kms between Abhayapur in Bongaigaon district to Chansari in Kamrup on this highway has been damaged. After the disruption of traffic through NH-31 on the South Bank, an alternative channel of road communication to the rest of India were routed from Guwahati through the NH-37 via Goalpara in the North Bank of the Brahmaputra. Road Communication on the NH has been restored at few places in Dhubri district. - A stretch of 1 km on NH-37 in Tinsukia districts has been damaged. Flood waters of the Kopilli and Killing rivers have overtopped the NH at Palahguri and have thus disrupted the communication between Lower and Upper Assam. Significantly this is the only link between the State’s northern part and rest of the country. Traffic movement on the NH in Nagaon Division and Dibrugarh division has been closed. - NH-39 connecting Guwahati -Imphal has been cutoff due to landslides at three places. - NH-44 connecting Assam- Agartala (Tripura) has been restored but it is still under water at several places. The road was cutoff due to a major landslide at Sonarpur in Meghalaya. About 300 meters of the highway had got blocked. Although the road was operational after clearing off the Debris at Sonarpur, but due to heavy rains, it has again been cut off due to it’s submergence at Badarpur in Assam. This is the only lifeline highway for entire Barak Valley, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur. On the same highway road communication from Karimganj to Guwahati via Jowai, Shillong was restored but due to over topping of flood water in Kalain area, vehicular movement has been suspended since 21st July. Presently there is no road communication to Guwahati from Karimganj. - NH-52 has been overtopped at Telijan point about two kilometers from Dhemaji town (Samarjan) since 19th July and in many other places in Dhemaji districts. - NH-53 Silchar-Imphal road has been disrupted due to overflowing of river Barak at several places. - NH-54 Extension road- the 184 km long road between Lumding-Silchar in North Cachar hills has been damaged at several places due to landslides. 8 nos. of culverts and three no. of bridges have also been damaged. - Extensive damage to NH -31B, 31C, 36, 37, 52A, 54 and 151 has submerged at various places. Traffic movement on NH-152 and 154 remains disrupted due to landslides at various points. Status of the State Highways and Public Works Department (PWD) Roads:- - Road communication from Karimganj to Cachar and Hailakandi district remains disrupted due to submergence of the highways since 19th July. - North Lakhimpur: The PWD roads from Bihupuria to Badati have been completely breached. - Berpetta: State PWD roads have submerged at several places and the PWD road connecting Berpetta town to NH-31 has been breached. A bridge on NH-31 has been washed away near Rangiya. - Cachar : Badarpur-Jowai road remains disrupted - Jorhat :Road communication between Bongaon-Kamalabari- Garmur-Lower Majuli breached and badly affected - Baska : The main road to Manas National Park has been breached at 4 places. - Kamrup: PWD roads under Sonarpur and Charapur circle at Hajo bari, Panikheti, Lahapara remains disrupted. Bridges:- - The RCC Bridge no. 20/2 on Orang-Majbat-Rupa road in Udalguri district has been damaged.