Heavy incessant rainfall disrupts lives in Dima Hasao since the past four days

 

Haflong, 15^th May 2022: Heavy incessant rainfall  since the past four days has caused massive disaster with huge loss of lives and properties in in all parts of Dima Hasao district of Assam. 

The disaster affects loss of lives and properties, land, farming land, paddy fields, livestock and death of three precious lives which includes a minor girl studying in fourth standard from Hokai Pungchi.

 

As many as 1320 numbers of passengers at New Haflong rail station and 1500 at Ditokcherra were stranded since yesterday while Dima Hasao District Administration took care of their food from lunch, dinner, breakfast and some snacks since the unfortunate occurrence.

 

 At present around 60 of them are still halted at the Haflong station who are from the Cachar dist and around 204 were evacuated till Maibang sub division via road and sent back and reached Guwahati today.

 

Local MLA Nandita Gorlosa also engaged youth to distribute food and tea to the passengers last evening

 

Dima Hasao Deputy Commissioner Nazreen Ahmed, ACS visited railway station to take stock of the situation and also interacted with the passengers there to pacify them assuring them of all that is necessary till they are sent back to their destinations.

 

Meanwhile at Ditokcherra station 199 passengers who were either senior citizens or who needed medical attention were air lifted and the rest were bounded back to another train to Silchar town via Guwahati- Silchar train.

 

There have been heavy damage of public and private properties assessment of which is to be done shortly. Train line has been snapped between Phaiding and Dauthuhaja stations and road connectivity throughout the district is heavily affected.

 

NCHAC CEM Debolal Gorlosa visited the sites around Haflong town where maximum damages occurred. He also visited Jeme village Hokai Pungchi where three people lost their lives. Guardian Minister for Dima Hasao and Revenue Minster Jogan Mohan and Commissioner& Secy, GoA, GD Tripathi, IAS is scheduled to visit Dima Hasao tomorrow to take stock of the situation in the district.