Assam flood situation remains critical

The flood situation in Assam remained critical today with the mighty Brahmaputra crossing the danger level in several places, including Guwahati, affecting over five lakh people in 11 districts.
Though the Brahmaputra was flowing steadily with a falling trend according to the Central Water Commission, the river had crossed danger level at Guwahati, Goalpara, Sibsagar, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Nimatighat, Naharkatia and Tezpur districts.
The deluge had spread to 11 districts submerging vast tracks of farm land and a large number of human habitations in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Morigaon, Sonitpur, Dhubri, Goalpara and Barpeta districts, official sources said.
Following rains and heavy flow of water downstream along its course from Arunachal Pradesh, the swollen Brahmaputra in Guwahati had crossed the danger level of 49.68 metre by 20 cms, the CWC said.-source from msn

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