Kamrup DC visited Chaygaon and took stock of the situation
One drowned in the current of the Gijang river (Singra River) along the Assam – Meghalaya border
Boko, May 31: Heavy rains have caused heavy damage in various parts of the Assam state and the North East for the past few days. Meanwhile, a section of NH-17 in the Shingra Reserve forest area in Boko, 70 km from Guwahati city in Kamrup district, was washed away by heavy rains and waters from the mountains of neighboring Meghalaya on Friday night. The Boko police and administration arranged for light vehicles to cross through the village road on Friday night but heavy vehicles from other states and various areas had to wait. Locals of the Singra area alleged that the highway was being expanded and the construction works were going on where the construction company installed culverts and in the meantime the flood water washed away a portion of the road and vehicles were strained.
The Boko Revenue Circle Officer Divas Bardoloi said the repair work is going on at a fast pace and light vehicles, ambulances, passenger buses etc. are being passed through the roads of various villages. The driver of a truck carrying plywood from West Bengal to Agartala said they had been trapped for the past 16 hours and were facing difficulties in eating due to the lack of shops in the forest area. It is worth mentioning that the NH-17 is an important road in India that connects West Bengal to Guwahati in Assam. The road is under the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and is 477 km long and is an important transport link for the North East region.
On the other hand, Kalahi river water also washed away the Chaygaon Bridge’s both sides which were eroded on Friday evening and the same situation happened on NH 17 in Chaygaon. Kamrup District Commissioner Deba Kumar Mishra visited Chaygaon and took stock of the situation. DC Mishra emphasized that as the road was under construction, the road will be repaired soon and will be open for traffic again.
Due to the heavy rainfall in both Assam and Meghalaya state, most of the rivers in the Kamrup and Goalpara districts were flooded. During the havoc situation in rivers, one man Epish N. Sangma (age 26) was drowned in the current of the Gijang river (Singra River) a tributary of the mighty Brahmaputra river at Maspara village in Rambrai – Jyngram constituency of Meghalaya near Boko’s Hahim, while he along with his brother in law went for fishing with traditional fishing net and failed to crossed the river and the incident happened. Meghalaya Police immediately reached the spot and with the help of the locals they recovered the deceseesed of the Epish N. Sangma. Meanwhile, Rambrai – Jyngram constituency MLA R G Momin immediately reached the spot and gave condolence to the family.
