The floods in Assam this year have been more harmful to farmers as water is breaching river embankments. Hundreds of acres of cultivable land in many districts have been flooded, severely hitting the livelihoods of cultivators.
Nine more people died in flood-related incidents in Assam on Tuesday and 33 lakh people across 28 districts of the state are affected by the deluge, as per an official bulletin.
Three persons died in Dibrugarh district, two each in Tinsukia and Barpeta, while one each in Biswanath and Golaghat districts, according to the daily flood bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
Assam flood situation grim, 59 lives lost, 33 lakh affected
So far, 85 people have died in the state in flood-related incidents, it said
The ground level government officials say battling floods and COVID-19 together is a tough task.
Nearly 33 lakh people in 28 districts are affected with the floods. 59 people have already died and over 3,300 villages remain inundated.
At least 180 embankments in the state have breached, which are part of close to 5,000-km-long embankment network along the Brahmaputra.
