Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 21 (ANI): The Indian Army has intensified flood reduction operations in Upper Assam underneath Operation Jal Rahat and has rescued greater than 200 stranded civilians to this point.
PRO Defence, Tezpur mentioned that, on requisition of the civil administration, 4 Flood Relief Columns of the Red Shield Division underneath the aegis of Spear Corps had been deployed on July 20, 2026, within the flood-affected districts of Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat for rescue, evacuation and reduction duties.
‘The columns are working at Nazira and Amguri in Sivasagar district, at Sonari in Charaideo district and in Jorhat district. They are supported by troops of formations underneath Spear Corps. Equipped with rescue boats, medical groups, engineering sources and reduction shops, the troops have evacuated stranded civilians, together with households from inundated areas, and are offering emergency medical help and reduction to the affected inhabitants. Helicopter reconnaissance sorties and drones are being flown over the affected areas to evaluate the flood scenario and information deployment of sources on the bottom. Army engineer detachments are helping in restoration of connectivity in areas the place infrastructure has been broken,’ PRO Defence, Tezpur mentioned.
PRO Defence, Tezpur additionally mentioned that the operations are being performed in shut coordination with the District Administrations of Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and different civil businesses. Additional sources have been saved on standby for instant deployment because the scenario develops.
The Indian Army stays dedicated to helping the civil administration and the individuals of Assam through the present floods.
Meanwhile, water ranges of the Brahmaputra and several other of its tributaries continued to rise following incessant rainfall in Assam and neighbouring Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. The Central Water Commission reported that the Desang River at Desangpani in Charaideo district was flowing above its earlier highest flood degree, whereas the Dikhow, Buridehing, Brahmaputra and Dhansiri (South) rivers had been additionally flowing above hazard ranges or in extreme flood circumstances.
A complete of 580 villages underneath 30 income circles have been affected within the present wave of flooding. NDRF and SDRF groups have been deployed within the worst-hit districts, together with Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat, to hold out rescue and reduction operations. (ANI)