Guwahati: The situation in Assam is still dire as of Tuesday given that the deluge brought on by cyclone “Sitrang” has affected almost 1100 people in 83 villages.
Several homes were damaged due to Cyclone Sitrang’s severe rainfall and storm in Assam.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority reports that the storm has had an impact on 1146 individuals.
According to the officials, Sitrang has destroyed 325.501 Hect of crops.
The cyclonic storm on Monday night uprooted numerous trees and electrical poles in the state’s Nagaon area.
According to reports, the storm caused damage to a number of homes in the central Assam district’s Kaliabor, Bamuni, Sakmuthia tea estate, and Boraligaon areas.
So yet, there have been no storm-related fatalities in the region.
“In our Kaliabor region, the storm caused damage to several homes and the uprooting of numerous trees. I have inspected the entire village as the head of a government village, and I will present our Circle Officer with a damage report “said the village headman.
In the midst of the cyclone “Sitrang” alert, the tides have reached the coast of Bakkhali Beach in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
Tourists and locals are being warned not to approach the sea by civil defence.
It should be noted that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported on Tuesday that the remnant of the cyclonic storm “Sitrang,” which caused a deep depression over Bangladesh, has further weakened into a depression over northeast Bangladesh, north-northeast of Agartala, and south-southwest of Shillong.
Earlier on Monday, a red alert indicating heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall under the influence of Cyclone Sitrang was issued for Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday that heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rain is anticipated to fall over Tripura on Monday and Tuesday. This would likely be accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and widespread downpour.