This army was called out to help you the civil authorities in Kokrajhar and some other districts as the flood situation inside Assam turned severe on Thursday, affecting about three lakh people inside 13 districts. Above 85, 000 people have been shifted to 124 relief camps setup in the flood-affected districts.
Official sources stated the Brahmaputra continuing to flow preceding the red mark in lots of places including Dibrugarh along with Jorhat, while several of its tributaries as well as Jia-Bharali, Puthimari, Beki along with Saralbhanga inundated new areas including villages and standing plant life. Over 27, 000 hectares connected with standing crops have been damaged, mostly inside Sonitpur, Dhemaji along with Kokrajhar districts.
The army seemed to be called out to support the district authorities in rescue surgical procedures in Kokrajhar along with Bongaigaon, and several hundred marooned individuals were rescued by the actual troops and moved to safer places. Of the 124 pain relief camps opened thus far, 84 have been setup in Kokrajhar on your own where over 50, 000 people took shelter before three days.
Floods also have led to loss of livestock, with authorities saying that in excess of 12, 000 home animals including cattle, goats and pigs along with over 3, 000 poultry birds have been affected. Several highways, embankments and different flood protection infrastructure have been also damaged.
