Assam Flood: Death Toll Rises To 24, More Than 7 Lakh People Affected, Several Trains Cancelled Till June | Details Inside

Assam Floods: The ASDMA release said 2,000 liters of diesel and 12 MT of food items have been transported through air from Jorhat to three remote places Laisong, Khepre and Mazidisa of the Dima Hasao district on Sunday.

New Delhi: Even though the flood situation in Assam has improved slightly, the death toll has gone up to 24 as six more people died on Sunday, said the officials. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials said that the fresh deaths were reported from Nagaon (4), Cachar and Hojai districts and over 7.19 lakh people have been affected in 22 of the state’s 34 districts.

Of the 24 deaths, 19 died in floods and five in landslides in different districts. An ASDMA release said 7,19,425 people, including 1,41,050, children of 2,095 villages in 22 districts have been affected adding that a total of 24,749 stranded people have been evacuated with the help of disaster response forces and volunteers. In all, 269 relief camps and 152 relief distribution centres have been opened in all the affected areas.

A total of 91,518 people are staying in the relief camps while over 95,473 hectares of crops have been affected.

The Army, Assam Rifles, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and the State Disaster Response Force, along with the district administrations, are working round the clock to rescue the stranded people and provide relief to the marooned men, women and children.

Worst Hit Districts

Among the worst-hit districts in the state — 3,45,838,people were affected in Nagaon district alone followed by 2,29,275 people in Cachar district, 58,393 in Hojai district, 38,538 in Morigaon district, 28,001 in Darrang district, 16,382 in Karimganj district. The water level in Kopili and Disang rivers was flowing above the danger mark in several places.

The ASDMA release said 2,000 liters of diesel and 12 MT of food items have been transported through air from Jorhat to three remote places Laisong, Khepre and Mazidisa of the Dima Hasao district on Sunday.

UNICEF Deploys 7 Teams

Meanwhile, the Unicef has deployed 7 teams of technical specialists and consultants to support the DDMAs of Cachar, Hojai, Darrang, Biswanath, Nagaon, Morigaon and Dima Hasao in monitoring the flood relief camps in accordance with the relief camp management SOPs, assessing ground situation and needs, and supporting relevant stakeholders in strengthening the response activities.

Rail Network Affected, Several Trains Cancelled

As floods and landslides continue to hit Assam, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has cancelled 11 pairs of train services operating in the Lumding – Badarpur Hill Section.

The NFR on Saturday stated that due to waterlogging and landslides between Jatinga Lumpur – New Harangajao, Bandarkhal – Ditokcherra and other several locations in the Lumding – Badarpur hill section of Lumding division, 11 pairs of train services have been cancelled and 5 pairs of train services partially cancelled and short terminated or short originated.

Cancelled Trains

Train No. 12503 Bangalore Cant – Agartala express, commencing journey on 31st May, and 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th June 2022 will remain cancelled between Bangalore Cant and Agartala.

Train No. 12504 Agartala – Bangalore Cant express, commencing journey on 28th May and 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th June 2022 will remain cancelled between Agartala and Bangalore Cant.

Train No.14620 Firozpur Cant – Agartala express, commencing journey on 23rd, 30th May, and 6th, 13th 20th & 27th June 2022 will remain cancelled between Firozpur Cant and Agartala.

Train No. 14619 Agartala – Firozpur Cant Express, commencing journey on 26th May and 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd and 30th June 2022 will remain cancelled between Agartala and Firozpur Cant.

Train No. 14037 Silchar- New Delhi Purvottar Sampark Kranti Express, commencing journey on 23rd, & 30th May, 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th June and 4th July, 2022 will remain cancelled between Silchar and New Delhi.

Train No. 14038 New Delhi – Silchar Purvottar Sampark Kranti Express, commencing journey on 26th May, 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th June, 2022 will remain cancelled between New Delhi and Silchar.

Train No. 15626 Agartala – Deoghar Express, commencing journey on 28th May, 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th June, 2022 will remain cancelled between Agartala and Deoghar.

Train No. 15625 Deoghar- Agartala Express, commencing journey on 30th May, 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th June, 2022 will remain cancelled between Deoghar and Agartala.

Train No. 15641 Silchar- New Tinsukia Express, commencing journey on 28th May, 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th June, 2022 will remain cancelled between Silchar and New Tinsukia.

Train No. 15642 New Tinsukia- Silchar Express, commencing journey on 29th May, 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th June, 2022 will remain cancelled between New Tinsukia and Silchar.

Train No. 20501 Agartala – Anand Vihar Terminus Tejas Express, commencing journey on 23rd & 30th May and 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th June, 2022 will remain cancelled between Agartala and Anand Vihar Terminus.

Train No. 20502 Anand Vihar Terminus- Agartala Tejas Express, commencing journey on 25th May and 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd & 29th June 2022 will remain cancelled between Anand Vihar Terminus and Agartala.

Train No. 01665 Rani Kamlapati – Agartala Special, commencing journey on 26th May and 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd & 30th June, 2022 will remain cancelled between Rani Kamlapati and Agartala.

Train No. 01666 Agartala- Rani Kamlapati Special, commencing journey on 22nd & 29th May and 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th June and 3rd July, 2022 will remain cancelled between Agartala and Rani Kamlapati.

Train No. 15615/15616 Guwahati-Silchar-Guwahati Express, commencing journey from 23rd May to 30th June, 2022 will remain cancelled between Guwahati and Silchar.

Train No. 15611 Guwahati – Silchar Express, commencing journey on 23rd, 26th, 28th & 30th May and 2nd , 4th, 6th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 30th June, 2022 will remain cancelled between Guwahati and Silchar.

Train No. 15612 Silchar – Guwahati Express, commencing journey on 25th, 27th & 29th May and 1st , 3rd, 5th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 29th June and 1st July, 2022 will remain cancelled between Silchar and Guwahati.

Train No. 07030 Secunderabad – Agartala Special, commencing on 23rd and 30th May and 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th June, 2022 will remain cancelled between Secunderabad and Agartala.

Train No. 07029 Agartala- Secunderabad Special, commencing on 27th May, 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th June and 1st July, 2022 will remain cancelled between Agartala and Secunderabad.

Train No. 15888/15887 Guwahati – Badarpur Junction – Guwahati Tourist Express, commencing on 25th & 28th May and 1st, 4th, 8th, 11th, 15th, 18th, 22nd, 25th and 29th June, 2022 will remain cancelled between Guwahati and Badarpur Junction.

Partially Cancelled/Short Termination/Short Origination of Trains

Train No. 13173 Sealdah – Agartala Kanchanjunga Express, commencing journey on 22th, 24th,26th 27th, 29th & 31st May, 2022 and 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 26th & 28th June, 2022 will be short terminated at Lumding and partially cancelled between Lumding and Agartala.

Train No. 13174 Agartala – Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express, commencing journey on 24th, 26th, 28th, 29th & 31st May, 2022 and 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 26th, 28th & 30th June, 2022 will be short originated at Lumding and partially cancelled between Agartala and Lumding.

Train No. 13175 Sealdah – Silchar Kanchanjunga Express, commencing journey on 23rd, 25th, 28th & 30th May and 1st, 4th, 6th, 8th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 25th and 27th June, 2022 will be short terminated at Lumding and remain partially cancelled between Lumding and Silchar.

Train No. 13176 Silchar – Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express, commencing journey on 25th, 27th & 30th May and 1st, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 10th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, 27th & 29th June 2022 will be short originated at Lumding and remain partially cancelled between Silchar and Lumding.

Train No. 02983 Bangalore Cant. – Agartala Express, commencing journey from 27th May, 2022 to 3rd June, 2022 will be short terminated at Guwahati and remains partially cancelled between Guwahati and Agartala.

Train No. 02984 Agartala – Bangalore Cant. Express, commencing journey on 31st May, 2022 will be short originated at Guwahati and remain partially cancelled between Agartala and Guwahati.

Train No. 12515 Coimbatore – Silchar Express, commencing journey on 22nd & 29th May and 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th June, 2022 will be short terminated at Guwahati and remain partially cancelled between Guwahati and Silchar.

Train No. 12516 Silchar – Coimbatore Express, commencing journey on 24th & 31st May and 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th June, 2022 will be short originated at Guwahati and remain partially cancelled between Silchar and Guwahati.

Train No.12507 Thiruvananthapuram Central – Silchar Express, commencing journey on 17th, 24th & 31st May and 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th June, 2022 will be short terminated at Guwahati and remain partially cancelled between Guwahati and Silchar.

Train No. 12508 Silchar – Thiruvananthapuram Central Express, commencing journey on 26th May and 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th June, 2022 will be short originated at Guwahati and remain partially cancelled between Silchar and Guwahati.

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