Heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh has triggered severe floods and landslides, causing widespread damage and loss of life. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre, around 15 hectares of crop fields, eight hectares of horticulture plantations, and seven hectares of agricultural land have been damaged, a labourer died in a wall collapse
Arunachal Pradesh hit by floods, leading to landslides in the state. File photo.
The death toll due to floods and landslides triggered by relentless rain in Arunachal Pradesh has increased to 11, as a labourer died in a wall collapse incident in Anjaw district, officials said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.
According to a statement by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), 38-year-old Bhaben Murmu died when a wall collapsed during a landslide on June 1. Three General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) workers were also injured in the incident, PTI reported.
A total of 938 people have been affected by floods in 156 villages across 23 districts, the statement said.
Lower Subansiri district has reported significant damage, including the destruction of 114 kutcha houses, 45 pucca houses, and nine huts. The district has also suffered major infrastructure losses, including damage to 51 roads, 17 power lines, 23 water supply lines, and two schools, officials said.
Widespread destruction has also been reported in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) and Pakke Kessang, where key assets such as the ICR’s main water pipeline and the road at Dariya Hill have been severely affected.
Flood-like situations and landslides have been reported in multiple districts, including West Kameng, Kamle, Lower and Upper Subansiri, Papum Pare, Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit, Changlang, Kra Daadi, Kurung Kumey, and Longding, as rivers and tributaries continue to flow above danger levels, officials said.
The floods and landslides have damaged around 15 hectares of crop fields, eight hectares of horticulture plantations, and seven hectares of agricultural land, PTI reported.
In Changlang district, flash floods from the Buri-Dihing River washed away half of the Makantong bridge on the Trans-Arunachal Highway on Saturday, cutting off road connectivity between Miao and Bordumsa. Large areas in the Miao subdivision are submerged, with significant losses of livestock and horticultural property.
Popular tourist spots like Zupra and River Cafe along the Noa-Dehing River have been submerged. The Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Balinong, under Kharsang circle, suffered massive damage, with hostels, staff quarters, water tanks, and other infrastructure destroyed, officials added.
The Noa-Dehing River has also eroded large tracts of agricultural and horticultural land in Dharmapur block under Namphai circle.
In Upper Subansiri, the water supply system has been badly disrupted after the Hangkar pipeline suffered multiple breaches. However, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) teams are working relentlessly to restore the system, while tankers are providing emergency water supplies.
Authorities in Namsai district have opened a relief camp at Alubari Government Secondary School, where 59 displaced people are currently being sheltered.
State Disaster Management Secretary Dani Sulu said that relief and rescue operations are ongoing, PTI reported.
So far, 18 people have been evacuated, including 14 labourers who were airlifted from Lower Dibang Valley and four others rescued from Jalukbari village in Lohit district, he added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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