Death Toll in Arunachal Pradesh Floods and Landslides Rises to 11

Itanagar, Jun 3 (PTI): The death toll from the floods and landslides brought about by continuous downpours in Arunachal Pradesh has risen to 11, as reported by officials. This increase is due to the death of a laborer in a wall collapse incident in Anjaw district, they stated.

According to a statement from the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), the incident took place on June 1 when 38-year-old Bhaben Murmu died after a wall collapsed during a landslide. Three GREF workers were injured in this event.

Currently, a total of 938 residents across 156 villages in 23 districts are impacted by the floods. Lower Subansiri district has encountered notable destruction, with 114 kutcha houses, 45 pucca houses, and nine huts being ruined. Moreover, critical infrastructure has been severely affected with damage to 51 roads, 17 power lines, 23 water supply lines, and two schools.

The Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) and Pakke Kessang are also witnessing widespread destruction, where essential assets like the main water pipeline in ICR and the road at Dariya Hill have sustained severe damage.

Flood-like conditions and landslides are reported across various districts such as West Kameng, Kamle, Lower and Upper Subansiri, Papum Pare, Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit, Changlang, Kra Daadi, Kurung Kumey, and Longding, with rivers and tributaries flowing above danger levels.

The agricultural sector has also suffered, with approximately 15 hectares of crop fields, eight hectares of horticulture plantations, and seven hectares of agricultural land being damaged.

In Changlang district, the Buri-Dihing River's flash floods have swept away half of the Makantong bridge on the Trans-Arunachal Highway. This has disrupted road connectivity between Miao and Bordumsa, leaving large areas in the Miao subdivision submerged with a significant loss of livestock and horticultural property.

Popular tourist locations like Zupra and River Cafe along the Noa-Dehing River have been submerged. The Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Balinong, in the Kharsang circle, has suffered extensive damage, affecting hostels, staff quarters, water tanks, and other infrastructure.

The Noa-Dehing River has also caused erosion of large tracts of agricultural and horticultural lands in the Dharmapur block under the Namphai circle.

In Upper Subansiri, multiple breaches in the Hangkar pipeline have severely disrupted the water supply system. Efforts are underway by Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) teams to restore it, with tankers providing emergency water supplies in the meantime.

In response to the situation, authorities in Namsai district have established a relief camp at Alubari Government Secondary School, where 59 displaced individuals are currently receiving shelter.

State Disaster Management Secretary Dani Sulu stated that relief and rescue operations are still in progress. Eighteen people have been evacuated so far, including 14 laborers who were airlifted from Lower Dibang Valley and four others rescued from Jallukbari village in Lohit district.

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