Brahmaputra and Rest Tributaries Can Flush Out More Problems in Assam

Break of long period of incessant rain in major parts of Assam have receded the water level in flood affected areas but Brahmaputra still pose as threat to many places as its rising water can take into grip many places.

The scenario of devastation has calmed to an extent and lives are returning back to its normalcy in Assam. But weather condition still remains to be unpredictable. Government is still yet to estimate on loss of lives and properties as water level has not receded fully.

Painful part is that villages near to rivers are bearing the brunt extensively as villager’s livelihood remains on farming where water is an incumbent factor. Is it an impossible or possible task to avert such natural catastrophe by 2017? Is it a big challenge for the Assam including rest of India affected by flood?

Goalpara, Dhubri, Tezpur, Nematighat and Guwahati are not lifted from danger sign of rising water of Brahmaputra. But the reason of rising water in Brahmaputra is not solely due to incessant rain accumulation but due to inundated multiple small to big river tributaries’ flush of water into it.

Upper Assam’s Jorhat, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Golaghat Lower Assam’s Barpeta, Darrang and Dhubri are stated to be caught in the worst fury of nature comparatively to rest affected districts.

If negligence to nature still remains unattended, it is human who will be backfired for threatening the entire eco system by causing violent acts like cutting of hills, trees, rock and earth including improper tilling of earth, water outlets and drainage system.

We have waited and watched for every possible challenge against nature’s overgrowing abnormalities and played many a blame game. But what if we all end up without any possible major initiative and solution to avert this?

Situation like fire outbreak or human mishap outbreak should not be sided confidently as not a frequent case, for greater mishaps do not comes with prior warning. Question is where from central or govt could today reach to every flood affected people among corers reeling under flood water? Feasible answer is act first be it opponent or ruling party or affected people or general,  for priority is love for country not achieving power or avenging with words. Without land and people, there is no point of playing power game.

Today entire world knows India’s catastrophic flood condition where Assam’s situation remains highly grim. Only benevolent and united approach of science and politics can see better 2017.

Flood Victims of 1,206 Villages & 14 Districts of Assam Provisioned with House and Fast Rescue

At such unpredictable state of flood and erosion in Assam the Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal has initiated with 20 plus houses to the stranded, sophisticated medium for fast evacuation, food and medicine provision.

After China’s grim state now neighbor Assam is gripped in the fear of heavy loss due to growing scenario of flood, erosion and landslide. India’s worst hit flood region Assam estimated to grip 15 Lakh plus people. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report  over 50,000 people in 130 villages of Lakhimpur,   1.1 lakh plus people in 182 villages of  Jorhat district,  1.05 lakh people in Dhemaji district and 80,000 plus people in Barpeta districts are under the grip of flood havoc which can cross further if water in Brahmaputra do not recede.

Lodging for open air stranded victims of flood is primary concern as they can succumb under waterborne diseases. In major low lying areas water level have rose to knee levels where villagers have make rafts out of wood, bamboos and banana tree to shift their belongings.

Considering into crucial matter like lapse in control of disease outbreak, livestock, medicine supply, food provision, evacuation and shelter to the flood affected victims the Chief Minister Sonowal had online live interaction with the deputy commissioners of each flood affected districts to probe into the situation.

 According to Keshab Mahanta, the water Resource Minister, Assam emphasized on twin measure for flood and erosion with the help SDRF’s (State Disaster Response Force) financial aid. Relief materials like food, medicines and relief camps are arranged in many parts flood affected areas of Assam by the joint effort of SDRF and NDRF National Disaster Respond Fund. 

Automatic water level controllers have been implemented to monitor fluctuating flow of water, the Central Water Commission officials added, “We are using fully automatic water level controller with up and down tank sensor to measure depth of water, used during October month.”

Sonowal has intensified flood relief action with fast measures like deploy of helicopter Mi- 17 of Indian air force and advance light helicopter of Indian army aviation to mentor, fast evacuation of the trapped, medical aid and food supply. Expertise in rescue operation like naval divers of Indian navy are deployed to petrol on near drowned condition with no raise level to shelter and fast medical aid service. Monsoon has taken to a new turn where now it depends on medical, shelter and evacuation measure to control the condition of the affected.