GUWAHATI: Ferry services from Guwahati to North Guwahati have been suspended as a precautionary measure due to a significant rise in the water levels of the Brahmaputra River on Monday, July 1. While the water level in Guwahati has not yet crossed the danger mark, authorities have taken these steps to ensure public safety.
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An official from the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) told GPlus, "The danger level in Guwahati is 49.68 meters, and currently, the water level stands at 48.90 meters." This measurement was taken near the Kachari Ghat, adjacent to the former District Commissioner's office.
Statewide, seven rivers, including the Brahmaputra, are flowing above the danger level, leading to severe floods and affecting a large portion of the population. Ten other tributaries of the Brahmaputra are also above the warning level and continue to rise.
The Central Water Commission (CWC) daily bulletin reports that the Brahmaputra is at 105.79 meters in Dibrugarh, 0.09 meters above the danger level, and at 87.36 meters in Jorhat, which is 1.82 meters above the danger level. Additionally, Subansiri in Lakhimpur is 0.2 meters above the danger level, Beki in Barpeta is 0.27 meters above, Kushiyara in Karimganj is 0.1 meters above, Jiya Bharali in Sonitpur is 0.13 meters above, and Dikhow in Sivasagar is 0.85 meters above the danger level.
The CWC bulletin also notes that several rivers, including the Barak River in Karimganj, Dihing in Dibrugarh, Brahmaputra and Sankosh in Dhubri, Gaurang in Kokrajhar, Disang in Sivasagar, Dhansiri in Golaghat, Pagladiya in Nalbari, Puthimari in Kamrup, Ranganadi in Lakhimpur, and Brahmaputra in Sonitpur, are flowing above the warning level, just below the danger mark.
