The water level of the Brahmaputra River has witnessed a rise due to incessant rainfall for the past few days. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) is working earnestly in enhancing flood preparedness.
ASDMA Working In Enhancing Flood Preparedness
In this regard, Gyanendra Dev Tripathi, Chief Executive Officer of ASDMA said, ”All formal arrangements of sharing data from neighbouring countries with district agencies, all the Deputy Commissioners (DC) as well as Central Water Commission have been made.”
”Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reviewed the flood preparedness last week and detailed instructions have been given to the DCs for enhancing the preparedness. We have also made formal arrangements of sharing data from neighbouring countries with district agencies, all the DCs as well as Central Water Commission,” Tripathi added.
All the agencies including the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Fire & Emergency Services, Central Water Commission and IMD have been alerted. A total of 37,535 people in 13 districts across Assam have been affected by the current floods.
