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Time of India
02-08-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Excess rain lashes 3 NE states, heavy rain alert for Guwahati
1 2 Guwahati: Three NE states — Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland — experienced excess to large excess rainfall on Saturday, while Arunachal Pradesh received normal rainfall. However, Assam continued to face deficit rainfall, adversely affecting paddy transplanting in various parts of lower Assam. Tripura and Manipur also faced deficient rainfall, according to the latest data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Despite these disparities, a senior IMD official remains optimistic, predicting widespread rainfall across the northeast in the coming days. The IMD reported that in the last 24 hours (till 8.30am Saturday), isolated areas in Meghalaya experienced heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Mizoram recorded heavy rainfall ranging from 7 to 11 cm. Guwahati is on high alert as the IMD forecasts heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places, with potential thunderstorms and lightning over the next two to three days. The anticipated weather conditions could exacerbate waterlogging, disrupt traffic, and heighten the risk of localized landslides. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has issued a warning, urging residents in low-lying and hillside areas to remain vigilant. Emergency response systems are on standby as authorities closely monitor the evolving situation. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
United News of India
17-06-2025
- Climate
- United News of India
Amit Shah releases flood hazard zonation atlas of Assam
Guwahati, June 17 (UNI) Union Home minister Amit Shah has released the Flood Hazard Zonation Atlas of Assam during the annual conference of relief commissioners/secretaries of disaster management and state disaster response forces (SDRFs), civil defence, home guards and fire services of states/UTs. "Today (Monday), the Union Home Minister launched the Flood Hazard Zonation Atlas of Assam, a satellite-based analysis of flooding patterns in the Atlas will help us in regulating development in floodplains, promoting flood resilient agriculture, support crop insurance schemes, preparing disaster management plans among others," said Assam Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on his X handle. This is the third version of the Flood Hazard Zonation Atlas prepared by NRSC/ISRO on request from Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) using satellite data from 1998 to 2023. Since Assam is one of the worst flood-affected states in the country, ISRO has been providing extensive space-based support to the state government in disaster management from time to time. NRSC/ISRO released the first version of the Atlas for Assam in 2011, which was updated in 2015. The Atlas aims to provide the analysis of satellite-derived flood inundation layers during 1998-2023. It also helped in generation of a flood frequency map, flood hazard zonation categories/ maps at state/district and village levels. This also provides an overall scenario of the flood situation in Assam in the last 26 years. A statement issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said that bout 400 satellite images (optical and microwave) acquired, covering various flood magnitudes in Assam were thoroughly analyzed in generating flood hazard maps. "This is instrumental in controlling developmental activities in flood-prone areas and constructing relief, rescue, and healthcare facilities. The study included the analysis of flood frequency, inundation areas at administrative levels in districts and villages and water-level observations obtained from Central Water Commission for identified river gauge sites along the main Brahmaputra river and its tributaries," the statement said. "The Atlas will be available on the ASDMA website for the benefit of the public and for the district administration for effective planning and decision-making," it said. UNI ANP PRS
Time of India
07-06-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
1 dead in Assam floods even as water recedes
Guwahati: Two fatalities were recorded in Kamrup (Metro) district during the past 24 hours — one due to flooding and another from a landslide. However, the overall flood situation in Assam showed considerable improvement. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reported that the count of flood-affected residents decreased to 3.37 lakh by Saturday evening, down from 4.43 lakh on Friday evening. The number of flood-affected districts has also come down from 18 to 12 in the same period. The two deaths bring the total number of casualties in floods and landslides in the northeast to 50 since the monsoon mayhem began on May 30 in the region. As per ASDMA, the flood death count in Assam this year has reached 17, and the total deaths in landslides so far this year stand at six. Presently, Kamrup and Darrang are the two urban flood-affected districts, with around 650 people affected. A total of 999 villages in 41 revenue circles are affected by the flood. As detailed in the ASDMA bulletin, five animals have died and 29 wild animals have been rescued at Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. The Brahmaputra continued to flow above danger level in lower Assam's Dhubri district, while its tributary Kopili in central Assam was also above the danger mark on Saturday morning, according to the Central Water Commission report. In Barak Valley, the rivers Barak and Kushiyara were both flowing above the danger mark on Saturday morning. Among the districts, more than half of the state's flood-affected population is currently in Barak Valley's Sribhumi district, where over 1.93 lakh people remain affected. About 74,000 people are affected in Hailakandi district, and approximately 56,000 people in Cachar district, both within the Barak Valley region of south Assam. More than 12,000 hectares of crop area in the state remain affected, even as the winter paddy sowing season approaches. Over 36,000 people are currently in relief camps across various districts. Rainfall has decreased considerably, and in the last 24 hours, Assam experienced a large deficiency in rainfall.
Time of India
06-06-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Assam's flood-hit population down by 1.2L as rain subsides
1 2 3 4 5 6 Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved marginally on Friday, with the affected population decreasing to over 4.43 lakh from over 5.6 lakh on Thursday, due to a reduction in rainfall in the state. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), in its daily bulletin, said 18 districts — Cachar, Nagaon, Sribhumi, Hailakandi, Kamrup, Hojai, Dibrugarh, Bongaigaon, Morigaon, Darrang, Golaghat, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, and Kamrup (M) — are currently reeling under floodwaters. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level in lower Assam's Dhubri district, while the Kopili is rising at Dharamtul, the Katakhal at Matizuri, the Barak at BP Ghat in the Barak Valley, and the Kushiyara in the Sribhumi district. However, no river in the state is flowing above the highest flood level. On the other hand, no casualty was confirmed in the last 24 hours, ASDMA stated. Over 40,000 people are still taking shelter at 328 relief camps and centres across the 18 flood-affected districts in the state. Wildlife has also been affected, with nearly 70% of the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in the Morigaon district facing inundation, an official said. The sanctuary was severely affected by the waters of the Brahmaputra and Kopili rivers, the official added. The floods forced rhinos and other wildlife to seek higher ground for shelter. The forest department took measures to protect the animals, including providing food and ensuring that poachers do not take advantage of the situation, the official added. Patrolling in the sanctuary, particularly at night, was increased. Boats are being used to monitor forest camps, the official said. The rising waters of the Brahmaputra and Kohora inundated vast tracts of the Kaziranga National Park. The Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati, predicted thunderstorms and lightning strikes at isolated places in eight districts of the state for Saturday. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday visited the Barak Valley for the second day this week to take stock of the flood situation, with three districts of this southern part of the state among the worst affected. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
The Hindu
06-06-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Flood situation improves in northeast; three die in Manipur
GUWAHATI: The flood situation in the northeastern region improved in the last 24 hours but the toll continues. According to Manipur's Directorate of Relief and Disaster Management, the State was dry on Friday, barring two areas, which experienced light rainfall. The rivers in receding mode, however, proved fatal for three persons, taking the death toll in rain-induced disasters across the region to 55. Assam recorded the most fatalities with 21 victims of floods and landslides, followed by 12 in Arunachal Pradesh, six in Meghalaya and Mizoram, four in Manipur, three in Sikkim, two in Tripura, and one in Nagaland. Nine persons, including a BJP Mahila Morcha leader from Odisha, are feared dead in Sikkim after the vehicle they were travelling in fell about 1,000 feet into the Teesta River on May 29. A Guwahati-based doctor, believed to have been caught in a landslide, has been missing in Arunachal Pradesh since May 31. While 1.66 lakh people continue to be affected by floods in Manipur, mostly in the Imphal Valley, the number of flood-hit people in Assam reduced by about 1.2 lakh to 4.44 lakh across 18 districts. A flood bulletin provided by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said the Brahmaputra and four other rivers have been at certain stretches. 'We are currently operating 328 relief camps and relief distribution centres for 1.59 lakh people, who are yet to return home,' a spokesperson of the authority said.
