Assam floods: Two rivers dissolve the danger mark due to heavy rains; Six more sites under the ‘above normal’ category. Bharat News
New Delhi: Flood situation in Assam has deteriorated as Dhansiri (South) in Golaghat district and Dicko in Shivsagar district is now flowing above the danger mark, according to a daily flood bulletin issued by the Central Water Commission (CWC) on Friday. In addition, Assam has six more sites classified under the ‘above normal flood’ category. These two places are currently under the “severe flood” category and the water levels are still increasing. This means that although the water level has crossed the danger mark, they remain below the highest flood levels reported by PTI.Bulletin monitors major flood forecasting sites across India and reports that both rivers are marking the “severe flood” status category. The Dhansiri (South) River was flowing 78.81 meters on Friday from the danger level of 78.42 meters, with the water level rising at 20 mm per hour before. Dicko is also flowing at a distance of 92.57 meters in Shivasagar district river, which is 110 mm per hour. It was flowing above the risk of 92.4 meters.Six more sites, which are classified under the ‘above general flood’ category, include rivers like Barak in Annapurna Ghat (Catcher), Becky in Becky Road Bridge (Barpeta), and Nematighat (Jorhat) in Brahmaputra. According to the latest bulletin, the water level in these places is increasing or stable, crossing the warning level and close to the danger mark.Last month, 10 major rivers including Brahmaputra and Barak crossed the danger mark. Officials had said that more than 3.64 lakh people were affected in 19 districts in the state. There are 14 sites across the country, including Dhansiri (South) and Dicko, which are currently under the “severe flood” category with a water level above the warning level according to the CWC. Other 12 spread in Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are in the “above normal” category. The sections of the reservoir are subject to close monitoring, with 25 sites in 11 states currently receive flows above the prescribed limit level. Of these, notable are the major reservoirs in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu.The PD Jarala Dam in Telangana marked the growth of 3,400 cums, while the Bargi reservoir on Narmada in Madhya Pradesh saw a particularly high flow rate of 6,948 cums.The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 97 teams in various flood-prone areas to ensure quick response to flood rescue operations, according to Piyush Anand, Director General of NDRF.
