Assam Floods: Nearly 13,000 families still living without electricity

Nearly 13,000 households in flood-affected areas of Assam still do not have any electricity connection, almost 11 days after several districts were ravaged by an unprecedented mud-filled deluge.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the administration is continuously evaluating the flood situation in Upper Assam and is accordingly taking decisions to restore the power connections across the affected region. 

"Consumers without electricity have declined by a further 30 per cent. As water levels recede we are continuously assessing safety conditions and will restore more transformers to the grid wherever it is safe to do so," he said in a post on X.

The flood impact and power supply status report for Sivasagar electrical circle, prepared by Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd (APDCL) was shared by Sarma which showed that a total of 12,756 consumers are still affected or without electricity.

The affected areas are Gaurisagar, Sivasagar, Nazira, Amguri and Demow, the report indicated.

On Friday, July 24, Sarma had said that around 40,000 households did not have electricity supply although power had been restored to 75 per cent connections.

The flood situation in Assam remained bleak on Thursday, July 30, even as the water receded from most parts of the state, with the death toll rising to 78 and over three lakh people continuing to reel under the deluge.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), however, has forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms at isolated places across the state and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland over the next three days, raising concerns for districts bordering the two states.