Situation Report - Assam Floods

DATE OF EVENT 16-JUNE-2022

SITUATIONAL REPORT NO. 002
DATE OF SITUATIONAL REPORT ISSUING 22-JUNE-2022
NAME OF AFFECTED STATE ASSAM
NAME OF THE COUNTRY INDIA
TYPES OF HAZARD FLOOD | LANDSLIDE
NODAL AGENCY HUMANITARIAN AID INTERNATIONAL
CONTACT PERSON MS. TARINI ROSS | 918105611488
MR. SUDHANSHU SHEKHAR SINGH | CEO | 9953163572
SOURCE OF INFORMATION/DATA WEB – NEWS AGENCIES | LOCAL COORDINATING
AGENCY | FRIMS

Humanitarian Aid International (HAI) is constantly assessing the situation through its local
member North-East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS) in Assam, India. The current
situation is summarised below:

• Assam, a state prone to flooding and erosion, has been inundated with flooding and the
resulting landslides for the past five days, with 28 districts reporting flooding (Central
Water Commission's bulletin).
• The recent heavy swelled many rivers. As on June 17, eight rivers are flowing above high
flood level and three rivers are flowing above the danger level (Central Water
Commission's bulletin). Additionally, landslides have been reported in Dima-Hasao,
Goalpara, Morigaon, Kamrup & Kamrup (M) in the last few days.
• 96 Revenue Circles and 2,930 villages have been impacted by flood incidents, including
approximately 1.9 million people, over 100,000 of which are taking shelter in 373 relief
camps
• 54 people have lost their lives due to flooding and landslides across the state since the
monsoon season began on April 6, 2022
• Around 700 families in the area are affected by the flooding and lacking a supply of
drinking water and dry rations.

Flood situation in Arnam Teplong Village in the Amreng Constituency, West Karbi Anglong, Assam,
India

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The Humanitarian Situation:
Due to the monsoon season, river water flows above the danger line and comes up the bank as a
result of the heavy rain. Overfilling with water, these rivers begin to erode on the riverbanks,
destroying homes and making entire communities homeless. Wooden or tin boats and rafts of
banana plants are being used to transport those fleeing for their lives, along with the few
possessions they were able to save. This transportation method is inadequate as well as hazardous,
and the situation of those affected by the flooding is becoming increasingly desperate.

The flood situation of the Barpeta district has become significantly worse as a result of the release
of Kurishu Dam water by Bhutan Govt. The situation has become so disastrous that thousands of
people have lost their homes and are living in various camps. The condition of the farmers has
worsened because they have not been able to transport their crops. Drinking water sources are
being submersed. Roads are inundated and disconnected everywhere. Affected communities rush
to high ground, hoping for safety. In addition, the animals that have not been lost in the flooding
that sustain the livelihood of families do not have feed, particularly cattle, goats, sheep, and
poultry. These animals are also difficult to transport, but their loss is devastating to familial
income.

Most displaced people are living in small, crowded spaces in camps or on makeshift boats, with
little food and other supplies. Health and hygiene have been major concerns for children, who are
also victims of malnutrition. Issues of maintaining fires in the continuous wet weather and areas
for excretion, among others, are cropping up. Even finding clean drinking water has been a big
issue, as most of the drinking sources are now covered by the floodwaters.

The flood situation in Barepta district, where internet connection and electricity access have been
disrupted for several days.

Government’s current response in flood affected areas:

So far, 11,881 people have been safely evacuated by the above forces and agencies. Relief
materials were distributed to affected populations who are not taking shelter in relief camps
through 232 relief distribution centres and temporarily opened sites.

The National Disaster Response Force, the Assam State Disaster Response Fund, fire & emergency
services personnel, police forces, and AAPDA Mitra volunteers of the Assam State Disaster
Management Authority have been aiding the district administration in efforts to safely evacuate
individuals from affected areas of the region.

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HAI’s immediate response plan with support from its local member (prioritizing unmet
needs):

• digitized needs assessment in collaboration with the government disaster management

authorities
• immediate relief kits to at least 3000 families targeting women headed households,
marginal and landless farmers, and families with persons with disabilities in affected
districts based on unmet needs
• drone-based damage and loss assessment of the affected areas
• early recovery plan based on assessment

In addition, the North-East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS), an organisation based
in Assam and supported by Humanitarian Aid International (HAI), has received £60,000 in funding
from Start Network and is responding to this crisis, taking the lead on providing humanitarian aid
to displaced and affected groups.

HAI is also collaborating with Monday.com to deploy tools to digitally collect data on the
emerging needs on-ground to prepare real-time dashboards of needs and response for all
stakeholders. An Emergency Command Centre (EOC) is being piloted in Jorhat, Assam in
collaboration with government disaster management authorities to coordinate digitised data
collection for the current flood need assessment.

Flood situation in Arnam Teplong Village in the Amreng Constituency, West Karbi Anglong, Assam,
India

HAI Contact Information:

www.hai-india.org | info@hai-india.org
Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh | CEO | 9953163572
Ms. Tarini Ross | 918105611488

NEADS Contact Information:

Mr. Tirtha Prasad Saikia | Joint Director | 9957852794, 9101417936

Anchalik Gram Unnayan Parishad (AGUP) Contact Information:

agupbarpeta@yahoo.in | +919435025129
Abdul Malik | General Secretary | malikagup@gmail.com | 8638199690

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