JONAI, June 10 � Incessant rains for the last six days have paralysed life in Dhemaji district, especially in places like Gogamukh, Dhemaji, Silapathar and Jonai as also the Siang valley in the neighbouring state of Arunachal Pradesh. The first wave of monsoons, which have turned torrential in the region, has created flood havoc in different parts of the district.
Uninterrupted rain in the region is creating immense problems for the office-goers, schoolchildren and commuters alike. It has also filled the rural roads with muddy waters causing problems in communication and has severely hit vegetable production in the region.
Heavy showers in the upper reaches of the hills in Arunachal Pradesh is lesding to constant increase in the water levels of rivers and streams in the district. Surging waters of the Jiyadhal and Kumatiya rivers entering through plain areas have flooded human habitations in Paschim Dhemaji areas. As such, more than 30 villages in Paschim Dhemaji, including Kesukhana, Laumuri, Naruathan, Guwekhana, Dubai, Changmaigaon and Dhupdhora are reeling under floodwater.
Floodwater has also submerged a nearly three-kilometre long stretch of the PWD road linking Laumuri and Gohaingaon. It has also inundated another one-and-a-half kilometre stretch on the Laumuri-Ghilamara road snapping communication links. The floods also washed away three bamboo bridges on the Naruathan-Burhabhakat road disrupting communication. Road communication between Dhemaji and Machkhowa has also been hit as flood has damaged the south abutment of the RCC bridge at Butikur.