The flood situation in the Northeast remained critical on Monday as the toll due to deluge and landslides triggered by heavy rain over the past few days rose to 36, while over 5.5 lakh remained affected across several states in the region.
In the current wave of floods and landslides across the northeastern region, Assam reported the highest number of fatalities at 11, followed by 10 in Arunachal Pradesh, six in Meghalaya, five in Mizoram, three in Sikkim and one in Tripura.
In Assam, more than 5.35 lakh people were affected by the deluge in 22 districts as the death toll increased by one to reach 11, while 15 rivers were flowing in a spate, an official bulletin said.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Lakhimpur district, among the worst-hit areas, and assured the affected people of all possible assistance.
The Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati has said that moderate rainfall is very likely to occur at most places of Assam, while heavy to very heavy rainfall has been predicted at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places.
Road, rail and ferry services remained affected in the state due to heavy rain in several areas.
An Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said 5,15,039 people in 65 revenue circles and 1,254 villages of 22 districts have been affected by floods.
The worst-hit district is Sribhumi where 1,94,172 people are reeling under the deluge, followed by Cachar district with 77,961 affected people and Nagaon with 67,880 flood-hit people.
One death was reported in the last 24 hours from Doboka revenue circle of Hojai district, taking the toll in floods and landslides to 11.
Two other persons, one each from Hailakandi and Dibrugarh, have been reported missing.
The number of affected people was more than four lakh in over 15 districts on Sunday.
A total of 165 relief camps are sheltering 31,212 displaced people, while another 157 relief distribution centres are also functional.
A crop area of 12,610 hectares has been inundated, while 94 animals have been washed away in the last 24 hours.
The Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger level in Neamatighat and Tezpur, and Barak in Chota Bekra, Fulertal, AP Ghat and BP Ghat.
Other rivers in spate are Subansiri (Badatighat), Burhidihing (Khowang), Dhansiri (Numaligarh), Kopili (Kampur and Dharamtul), Rukni (Dholai), Dhaleswari (Gharmura), Katakhal (Matizuri) and Kushiyara (Sribhumi).
Three embankments have been breached and two others damaged or affected, besides damage to other infrastructure like roads, bridges, houses, electricity poles, etc., the ASDMA bulletin said.
It added that 21,037 people in two districts remained affected by 'urban floods', with 464 displaced people taking shelter in two relief camps.
A Northeast Frontier Railway spokesperson said due to waterlogging at washing pit number 1 and 2 of Silchar, two trains were cancelled for the day, while another was rescheduled.
Ferry services between Majuli and Jorhat remained suspended for the second day.
In Manipur, more than 19,000 people have been affected by floods as several rivers overflowed and breached embankments, following heavy rainfall in the northeastern state for the last four days, officials said on Monday.
At least 3,365 houses have been damaged, 103 localities affected, and 19,811 people hit by floods triggered by torrential rains during the period, they said.
Thirty-one relief camps, mostly in Imphal East district, have been opened to mitigate the hardships of the people who have been evacuated from their homes and submerged localities.
Heingang, Wangkhei and Khurai assembly constituencies in Imphal East are the worst affected, along with Senapati district.
Forty-seven landslides have been reported in different parts of the state during the last four days.
Several localities in the state's capital, Imphal, and many parts of Imphal East district have been inundated after a swollen river breached embankments and overflowed in Khurai, Heingang and Checkon areas, they said.
The water level of the Iril river in Imphal East district crossed the danger mark but is yet to breach the embankments, the officials said.
Parts of the Senapati district have been affected after the Senapati river overflowed near Viewland colony, they said.
Waterlogging was reported on the premises of several offices, health facilities, and establishments, including All India Radio Imphal complex, and state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, after the Imphal river overflowed in the Checkon area, one of the officials said.
Several patients, who have been undergoing treatment at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences at Porompat in Imphal East district, were shifted to other hospitals on Sunday evening as floodwaters entered the premises of the health facility, he said.
The state government on Monday said stringent action will be taken if any individual, trader or business entity is found to indulge in hoarding of essential commodities during the crisis period.
"In view of the ongoing floods and landslides occurring at multiple locations in the state due to inclement weather conditions, and in order to ensure the uninterrupted availability of essential commodities to the general public, the directorate of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, orders that no individual, trader, wholesaler, retailer or business entity shall indulge in hoarding of essential commodities during this period," a notification said.
Any act of hoarding of essential items during this critical time will invite strict legal action, it added.
Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla had visited several inundated areas of Imphal town even as the army and Assam Rifles personnel rescued over 800 people from submerged localities in Imphal East, the worst-affected district, the officials said.
Bhalla, accompanied by Chief Secretary PK Singh and other senior officials, visited Kangla Nongpok Thong, Lairikyengbam Leikai, and Singjamei Bridge in Imphal and assessed the overall situation, a Raj Bhavan statement said.
In view of the incessant rain, the governor announced the extension of the summer vacation in schools in Imphal East and West districts and the Senapati sub-division of Senapati district until further orders.
The Indian army and Assam Rifles rescued approximately 800 civilians on Saturday, a statement said.
The authorities are coordinating with all relevant departments and agencies to ensure timely relief and rehabilitation efforts, another statement said.
All schools across Mizoram remained shut on Monday due to heavy rain that triggered landslides, mudslides, rockfalls and waterlogging in different parts of the state, an official said.
Earlier, schools were closed across the state for two days on May 29 and May 30.
At least five people, including three Myanmarese refugees, have been killed so far due to landslides, house collapses and other calamities triggered by heavy rain that lashed the state since May 24.
The flood situation in Tripura has started improving as not much rain was received on Monday and the rivers have started flowing much below the danger mark, officials said.
However, over 10,000 people continued to remain in government relief camps.
"Water is receding across Tripura and the flood situation is improving, with rivers flowing much below the danger level. But the inmates, who took refuge in government relief camps, continue to stay there," Disaster Management in-charge Sarat Das told PTI.
The state administration has opened 66 relief camps across affected districts, currently sheltering 2,926 families or 10,813 individuals. West Tripura district has the highest number of operational camps, with 50 shelters housing 2,352 families, he said.
Preliminary damage assessments indicate that 219 houses have been affected, with one house fully damaged, 104 severely damaged, and 124 partially damaged. The districts most affected by the number of houses damaged include Gomati, Khowai, Sepahijala, South Tripura, and North Tripura.
In Arunachal Pradesh, nine people have died in landslides triggered by torrential rain in the last three days.
Fourteen people trapped in the swollen Bomjir river on the Assam-Arunachal border were rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel on Sunday, an official said.
Three districts in the western part of the state were on 'red alert' on Saturday and eight more on 'orange alert', as per Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) data, even as rainwater from upstream areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya worsened the flood situation in Assam.
In Sikkim, around 1,500 tourists remained stranded as heavy rains continued to batter Mangan district for the third successive day on Sunday, officials said.
Two bridges were partially damaged due to inclement weather conditions, they said.
Heavy rains also swept other parts of Sikkim in the past 24 hours.
A landslide occurred near Nimachen Premlakha in East Sikkim, the officials said, adding that commuters have been advised to stay alert and ensure safe travel.
Around 112 tourists remained stranded in Lachen and 1,350 in Lachung due to disruption in road connectivity, they said.
Heavy machinery from the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been deployed to clear the road from Lachung to Chungthang and further from Chungthang to Theeng tunnel.
A major landslide at Theeng had initially blocked the road, but it is now reported to be cleared up to Shipgyer near the GREF camp.
However, a large boulder just a few hundred metres ahead of the camp remains to be removed, the officials said.
BRO teams are expected to clear the obstruction at the earliest.
Mangan district collector Anant Jain, along with other officials, inspected the route from Chungthang to Shipgyer, and onward to Sankalang and Phidang, to determine whether the route is safe for the evacuation of tourists currently stranded in Lachung.
The evacuation of tourists stranded in Lachen is being planned via an alternative route through Zemma-Donkela-Chungthang-Shipgyer-Sankalang-Phidang, the officials said.
Meanwhile, the Zemma approach road has reportedly been washed out due to rising water levels and strong currents of the river, one of the officials said.
"Restoration work is expected to begin soon, and the evacuation through this route will commence only once the approach road is rebuilt," he added.
The Phidang Bridge, located in the Dzongu region, got damaged due to a strong current in the Teesta river in the wake of the heavy rain, another official said.
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