16,400 households have been affected by the deluge in Meghalaya (File picture)
Tura (Meghalaya):
Greater than 89,000 folks have been affected by floods in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district, officers stated on Tuesday.
Many areas of the district have been flooded and the scenario is unhealthy in Tikrikilla, Demdema and Selsella blocks, they stated.
The Jinjiram river, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, is overflowing, the officers stated.
“The scenario is unhealthy and three blocks — Tikrikilla, Demdema and Selsella — have been affected. The scenario is being monitored,” West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Singh stated.
He stated at the very least 16,400 households with a inhabitants of over 89,000 have been affected by the deluge.
The district administration has introduced a seven-day Gratuitous Reduction (GR) and affected folks in three neighborhood and rural improvement blocks have been moved to safer locations, the officers stated.
Most individuals in low-lying areas have already moved to increased floor on the AMPT (Agia, Medhipara, Phulbari, Tura) highway to be able to keep away from loss to lives and to avoid wasting their livestock from drowning, a senior official from Selsella block workplace stated.
In accordance with newest reviews, water ranges have risen in Tikrikilla, Demdema and Selsella blocks.
Charbatapara, Moulakandi and Patharkata villages below Demdema Block, Rajpur, many components of Previous and New Bhaitbari, Rajabala, Chokchokia and Selsella have been affected, in response to the district administration.
Many sections of the AMPT highway, many PWD roads throughout the three blocks and the Selsella-Tura highway are submerged, a PWD official stated.
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