Flood situation continues to be grim in Namsai, East Siang

Itanagar The situation in floodravaged Namsai and East Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh continued to be grim today even as water level of several rivers in other affected areas showed a receding trend with an improvement in weather conditionThe flood situation at Namsai the worstaffected district worsened with reports of fresh areas being inundated by Noa Dehing Tengapani and Jengthu rivers which were flowing above the danger markMost of the roads have been severely damaged and and several areas were cut off due to washing away of culverts Supply of electricity was snapped as electric poles were uprooted by soil erosion in Lekang circleMovement of vehicles on NH52 has been suspended due to flood water which has weakened two culvertsAround 3500 hectares of agriculture field 115 fish ponds were totally submerged and damaged by flood water in the district 250 cattle 400 pigs 200 goats and 2000 poultry birds have died or washed away an official report from Namsai said3500 houses were completely damaged and the residential areas were still inundated In the past three days deputy chief minister Chowna Mein and Namsai MLA Chau Zingnu Namchoom have visited the floodaffected areas of the district and took stock of the situationThe district administration with the help of NDRF and CRPF has intensified relief operation and rescued around 260 peopleA total of 28 relief camps accommodating around 6000 inmates mostly in Lekang circle were operational Meanwhile the Deputy Chief Minister who visited floodhit areas of Changlang district yesterday assured the affected of all possible help from the state governmentTerming flood as major problem which hits Diyun area in Changlang every year Mein suggested plugging of river in the lower banks to avert its recurrenceAccording to a report from East Siang district the flood situation continued to remain grim in Pasighat Torrential rain has thrown life out of gear andsubmerged different parts of the centuryold township Sibokorong and Siang rivers were flowing above the danger levelThe weeklong rains have also left a trail of devastation in Lohit district even as the rivers namely Asapani SukhaDenning Tezu Khola and Dhura have started receding after improvement in weather condition since Monday The Dhura river had caused damage to roads and entered part of Changliang village which still remained cutoff The complete diversion of the Dhura river after entering the village also damaged culverts and NH13The Deputy Chief Minister had yesterday said There will be no shortage of basic necessary items for the flood victims who have taken shelter in relief campsThe state government will try its level best to bring permanent solution to the recurring flood in Diyun area caused by overflowing of Noa Dehing river he said and directed the executive engineer of the Water Resources Development to submit a detailed report and estimates to the government immediately for a durable flood protection measuresEarlier in the day local MLA Nikh Kamin informed Mein that river erosion has rendered about 200 families landless while about 1000 people were affected by flood in the area