Guwahati: The Indian Army, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Border Security Force (BSF), the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) collaborated to conduct a rescue operation in the flood-devastated areas of Assam’s Cachar district, including the urban and rural parts of Silchar.
On Monday, the teams rescued approximately 3,000 people from various parts of Silchar town and the Cachar district, including pregnant women, toddlers, and senior citizens, according to the district government.
Due to the ongoing inflow of water from the Barak River into the Silchar town, vehicular travel was also hampered on numerous roadways.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) would transport a lakh litre of diesel and gasoline to Silchar on Tuesday, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
CM Sarma told reporters in the district of Karbi Anglong’s Diphu: “On June 21, a special Indian Air Force plane would deliver 1 lakh litres of diesel and gasoline to Silchar for the first time in Assam’s history. In the history of Assam, nothing comparable has ever occurred. A special relief train will also be operated by the Northeast Frontier Railway.”
The Chief Minister also stated that more than 2000 villages in the districts of Nagaon and Morigaon are still being flooded.
“We are attempting to assist the flood victims. Inquiring about the flood scenario in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi phoned me. The Indian Air Force, Indian Railway, and Indian Army are all involved in relief and rescue activities as of this morning, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has called “He revealed.
“There isn’t a money issue. Only Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s directive made all of this possible “added the chief minister.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said on Monday that 11 persons had perished in floods and landslides over the previous day.
As the situation deteriorated, CM Sarma gave all of the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) instructions to give priority to relief operations over following protocol in order to prevent delays in furnishing relief.
In Assam, 82 people have died as a result of the flood and landslides, while another 27 are still missing.
More than 12.30 lakh people have been impacted by the disaster in the Barpeta district of Assam alone, with 4.69 lakh in Darrang, 4.40 lakh in Nagaon, 3.38 lakh in Bajali, 2.91 lakh in Dhubri, 2.82 lakh in Kamrup, 2.80 lakh in Goalpara, 2.07 lakh in Cachar, 1.84 lakh in Nalbari, 1.51 lakh in South Salmara, 1.46 lakh in Bongaigaon, and 1.34 lakh in Karimganj district.
An order was issued by the district administration on Monday, as the flood waters continued to devastate Silchar town in the Cachar district: “In several areas of the town, the water levels are rising quickly and the water current is also very strong. The path from Bilpar to the National Highway via Rangirkhari Point and from Bilpar to the Link Road point via Sonai Road is extremely dangerous for vehicles (two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and four-wheelers) to travel.”
“Vehicular traffic to, from, and within the above-mentioned area is hereby restricted for the next 24 hours by exercising the powers vested in the District Disaster Management Authority under section 34, subsection (b) of the Disaster Management Act 2005 w.e.f for the next 24 hours in order to further augment our efforts and to safeguard the lives of people.”