At least 175 people died and over 10.69 lakh people have been affected from flood in the country. A total of 1,688 villages in 56 districts have been affected. Crops spread in 72,446.33 hectre of land worth crores of rupees have been destroyed. Over 1,700 animals are either missing or died in flood affected areas. The Disaster Management Division of Ministry of Home Affairs prepared a detailed report on the flood situation across the country and submitted it to Prime Minister Office on Monday.
The report stated that various places across three States Assam, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh — are facing moderate flood. According to the Central Water Commission, There is no unprecedented and high flood sit in the country. However, there are seven moderate flood sites have been reported in Assam (5), Bihar (1) Sikkim (4) , Gujarat (5) , Uttar Pradesh ( 6) and Andhra Pradesh (1)” the report stated. According to a report, 21 districts of Assam, 13 of Uttarakhand, five of Chhattisgarh are affected from flood in the country.
The Ministry, however, prepared a detailed report of eight States — Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Assam, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Sikkim — has also shared it with the natural disaster agencies and paramilitary forces, who has been asked to remain on high alert.
Further, as per the report the India Meteorological Department has warned that fishermen to remain cautious while venturing into the sea along and off West Bengal, Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts. According to the report the India Meteorological Department has warned that fishermen to remain cautious while venturing into the sea along and off West Bengal, Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts.
The report said that in total 1,700 cattle lost their lives. In Gujarat 354 live stock, 42 in Uttar Pradesh, 23 in Chhattisgarh, 1,117 in Uttarakhand. In Assam atleast 1,512 villages of 21 districts are under water and nearly 50,000 hectares of crop area inundated. In Assam, the State Government is still accessing the loss of livestock but they have stated that 4,041,42 animals were affected due to flood so far.
The maximum damage happened in Assam where in 10,093,53 people have been affected and 60 human lives lost their lives. The report further pointed that animals in Kaziranga National Park have also been affected. Kaziranga National Park, situated in Assam, is a UNESCO world heritage site and known for one horned Rhinoceros.
“As per the report from Eastern Assam Wildlife Division approximately 38 percent of Kaziranga is still inundation which has affected about 68 anti poaching camps under Agartoli, Kohora, Bagori and Burapahar,” the ministry stated. According to report ,total 23000 people are given shelters at relief camps in Assam.
Further, it stated that 4,576 people were evacuated in three States — Assam, Gujarat and Bihar. The Government opened 125 relief camps in these States. “A total 151 NDRF teams.. consisting of 1861 personnel with 168 boats are deployed,” the report stated. The teams are deployed at Assam, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir Gujarat, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Andra Pradesh, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh.
In Sikkim four districts are affected. There is no report of how many people are affected. The report does not contains flood areas of Arunachal Pradesh which is severally affected from flood.
Meanwhile the weatherman has forecast heavy to very heavy rain at a few places very likely over Odisha. Heavy to very heavy rain predicted at isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The weatherman predicted heavy rain at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Assam, Telangana, Uttrakhand, Vidarbha, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Marathwada, Goa andSouth Interior Karnataka.