Northeast floods: Amit Shah dials Assam CM, assures help as thousands affected; IAF rescues stranded people in Arunachal
Northeast floods: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday spoke with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to review the flood situation in several parts
Northeast floods: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday spoke with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to review the flood situation in several parts of the state and assured him of the Centre's full support in managing the crisis, officials said. In Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Dibang Valley district, an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter rescued four people who had been stranded on an island in the Sisiri River in the Dambuk area on Monday. Assam flood According to the officials, Shah enquired about the extent of damage caused by rising river levels across the state. In a post on social media, Sarma mentioned he had briefed the Union home minister on the relief and rehabilitation efforts currently being carried out in the flood-affected areas. "He has also assured us all possible support and assistance from the Government of India to deal with this situation. I thank Hon'ble Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji for his phone call and enquiring about the flood situation in Dhemaji," Sarma said on X. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), nearly 16,000 people have been affected by floods across 69 villages in four revenue circles of Dhemaji district. On Sunday evening, Sarma said he was closely monitoring the flood situation as it unfolded in the district.
He expressed concern over the impact on residents and said the state government stood firmly with those affected during the crisis. Sarma added that the government was deploying all available resources to ensure the immediate safety of affected residents and support their long-term rehabilitation. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said train services between Archipathar and Simen Chapari stations had been suspended indefinitely after a railway bridge was damaged by severe erosion caused by heavy flooding. "This bridge, constructed in 1965 and later converted to broad gauge, was in good and safe condition, but due to washing away of a large portion of the river bank during the heavy rains, one of its piers became unstable," it mentioned in a statement. Arunachal Pradesh flash floods Heavy monsoon rainfall continued to batter the state on Monday, triggering widespread flooding and landslides that caused extensive damage to roads, bridges and houses across the state. The downpour also caused extensive damage to the Roing–Anini road in the district, with flash floods washing away roads and bridges at several locations. In Anjaw district, an excavator operator was feared dead after a massive boulder crushed the machine during highway construction work near Sarti village on the road to Walong on Sunday night. Rescue operations were halted overnight because of poor visibility and the threat of additional rockfalls, but resumed early on Monday.
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