The India Meteorological Department on Friday issued a ‘red’ alert, predicting very heavy rainfall across several districts of Assam and its neighboring state Meghalaya in the next twenty four hours.
The warning comes at a time when both Assam and Meghalaya is witnessing heavy rainfall from last few days which resulted to water logging, artificial floods and landslide across the two regions.
In a special weather bulletin, IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati issued the ‘red’ alert for the next 24 hours with prediction of “heavy (7-11 cm in 24 hours) to very heavy (11-20 cm in 24 hrs) with extremely heavy rainfall (over 20 cm in 24 hours)” in lower Assam districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta and Bongaigaon.
Guwahati city is already reeling under artificial floods due to incessant rainfall over the past few days.
The Guwahati floods have been a severe worry for residents for many years. The majority of Guwhati city has been drowned as a result of the continuous rain over the last few days.
The situation of artificial flooding and waterlogging is rapidly worsening, causing a general catastrophe for the city’s residents.
The people of Guwahati are having a rough time. Academically, the pupils are at a disadvantage since students from outlying sections of the city have a difficult time getting to their institution or school.
Meanwhile, today, most educational institutions are closed due to widespread flooding. The institutions’ semester and half-yearly examinations have also been postponed.
Notably, the city is repeatedly submerged in water due to a single cause: a lack of a functioning drainage system. It has been common to face artificial floods numerous times throughout each rainy season.
So, the sole concern for the residents is whether the government will take any action in response to this enormous and unnecessary man-made flood.
Meanwhile, the Kamrup (metropolitan) district administration on Friday released a helpline number in light of the artificial flooding across Guwahati city.
The helpline number of the control room where citizens will be able to call and register their complaints along with seeking directions and assistance is: 9365429314.
“Citizens of Guwahati may please contact district administration helpline number for any assistance in wake of waterlogging or other issues,” the authorities stated.
Areas like Ulubari, Rajgarh, Anil Nagar, Nabin Nagar, Gandhi Basti, Hatigaon, Zoo Road, Borbari, and RG Baruah Road, among others are witnessing unprecedented water levels. Normal life in Guwahati has been affected.
