At least five people, including children, were killed in landslides in Kamrup (Metro) district over the last 24 hours, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reported.
In a press statement, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that, as per the IMD forecast, the weather pattern suggests that a well-marked low pressure area lies over Northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast at 0830 hrs IST of today.
In view of the ensuing flood and rainy season in the State, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Thursday directed all the landslide prone districts of the State to pre identify the safe shelters (relief camps) for the people vulnerable to landslide during flood season.
The initiative was carried out in two phases: a Tabletop Exercise held on December 17, 2024, and a full-scale physical Mock Exercise on December 19, 2024. The program was coordinated from the ASDMA Conference Hall in Guwahati.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched the escalation matrix, e-Chitha, land valuation certificate, and community response portal of ASDMA at a function held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
As part of the Assam Integrated River Basin Management Programme (AIRBMP), Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) is going to convert 30 schools being used as flood shelters in Baksa, Barpeta, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Majuli.
The flood in Assam has so far claimed 93 lives, as two people died in Karimganj district in the last 24 hours, said Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).