GUWAHATI: The flood situation improved further in Assam in the last 24 hours, even though, the situation in the Barpeta district remains grim with above 20,000 people still facing the wrath of the water.
Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) stated that several incidents of infrastructure damage were reported in the Bajali district, followed by Barpeta, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, and Tamulpur districts.
While incidents of roads damages were reported across four locations in Barpeta and Kamrup districts, an ASDMA bulletin stated.
Massive erosions were witnessed in the districts of Nalbari, Sonitpur, and Tinsukia.
Meanwhile, a landslide was reported on Joramuhuria Khokhapara Road in Assam's Kamrup district.
To date, 37,737 people have been affected in four districts.
As mentioned above Barpeta still remains the worst affected district in the last 24 hours with 20,303 people still suffering, followed by Lakhimpur with 9,081 people and Bajali with 7,943 people.
At present, 253 villages in 17 revenue circles are underwater and 1526.08 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across Assam, as per the ASDMA report.
The authorities are running four relief camps and distribution centres in three districts where only four people including one woman and two children are taking shelter.
Around 32,079 animals (Small, Big, and Poultry) remain affected in four districts in the last 24 hours.
Furthermore, no rivers are currently flowing above the danger level.
