Itanagar: Non-stop heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Subansiri and Keyi Panyor districts has triggered flash floods, resulting in damages to homes, agricultural lands, human displacements, and disrupting key infrastructure. The state has been witnessing intense rainfall over the past several days, leading to major disruption across multiple districts in the state. Landslides, flash floods, damage to roads, and other public infrastructures are the destruction caused by the heavy downpour.
Five Missing People
According to the MLA from Yachuli constituency, Toko Tatung, five people have been reported as missing following the flash floods near the NEEPCO project colony at Poosa under the Yazali circle. Search and rescue operations are underway as authorities keep underwatch the situation in the affected areas.
Tatung said, “Our district, Keyi Panyor, was hit by a cloudburst early this morning, around 6 am. As a result several streams overflowed, leading to severe flooding. The flash floods caused extensive damage, particularly in the NEEPCO colony. As of now, there is no confirmed information about any loss of life, but five people remain missing and search operations are underway. A bridge in the area has also been washed off. In total, at least 50 houses have been destroyed.”
72.8 mm Rainfall in last 24 hours
According to information received from the regional meteorological centres at Itanagar, the Yazali station in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh recorded about 72.8 mm of rainfall during the last 24 hours ending the Tuesday morning, marking major downfall between 6 am and 9 am on Wednesday. Satellite and radar shows that torrential rainfall occurred between 6 am and 7.30 am, resulting in flash floods and a substantial increase in river discharge in the upper catchment areas.
Disaster management authorities have asked people living in vulnerable areas and on riverbanks to remain alert and avoid unnecessary travel.
Assam government monitoring flash flood in Arunachal
An official statement said, “The Assam government is closely watching the flash flood situation in parts of neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh as an increased river flow is likely to have impacts downstream.”
In view of the heavy rainfall in the upper catchments, a substantial rise in water levels and flow velocity is anticipated in the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries in the downstream areas of Assam.
The flood wave is expected to affect certain areas of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Bisanath, and Sonitpur before moving further downstream through other districts and eventually entering Dhubri over a couple of days, the statement said.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered Chief Secretary Ravi Kota and other officials to remain on maximum alert and make sure all necessary precautions are undertaken.
NDRF, SDRF teams and other emergency response agencies are ready for deployment, and field-level officers have been directed to closely monitor river conditions and vulnerable locations, the statement said.
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