Guwahati: Flash floods in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China claimed eight lives on Thursday evening. Several houses in Mossing village of the district were washed away.
Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh, who was scheduled to visit Pasighat in East Siang district on Friday to hold a public consultation on projects to build dams across the Siang river, cancelled his visit as floodwaters inundated the airfield.
The floods have disrupted surface communication in the districts. Several bridges have also been damaged or washed away.
In Upper Siang, the road link has been disrupted between the headquarter town of Yingkiong and Tuting and Mariyang, while the Pasighat-Pangin road and Pasighat-Mebo road in East Siang district were breached at several places.
The Brahmaputra has also swelled, flooding a large number of villages in upper Assam, and also the river-island of Majuli.
Printer friendly
page Send this article to Friends by
E-Mail
