Rising waters of the Brahmaputra and the Jinjiram rivers, both flowing from Assam, submerged the low-lying areas of the district, an official said.
Incessant
rain across Meghalaya
for the last seven days and rising waters of two rivers flooded the
plains of West Garo Hills district, affecting at least 1.14 lakh
people, officials said on Monday.
A
total of 57,700 people, residents of 50 villages in Demdema block and
over 66,400, residents of 104 villages in Selsella block have been
affected due to the floods,
they said.
Rising
waters of the Brahmaputra and the Jinjiram rivers, both flowing from
Assam, submerged the low-lying areas of the district, an official
said.
Meanwhile,
the low-lying areas of the state's capital city Shillong were also
flooded.
"A
flood-like situation was created in the low-lying areas of the city,"
the Deputy Commissioner of East Khasi Hills district, M W Nongbri,"
said.
The
Meghalaya government on Sunday announced seven days of Gratuitous
Relief (GR) for the flood-affected people of West Garo Hills
district, an official said.
Efforts
are on to evacuate the flood victims and take them to safer
locations, the official said.
Chief
Minister Conrad Sangma could conduct an aerial survey of the
flood-affected areas on Sunday due to inclement weather, the MLA of
Phulbari, S G Esmatur Mominin, said.
"We
are continuously monitoring the situation and will keep the people
informed if the situation worsens," said the MLA.
"We
have seen the effect of the flood on the people and have come to help
them at this time," the MLA of Selsella, F C A Sangma, said.
She
had cancelled a programme in Kolkata and reached her constituency on
Sunday morning to take stock of the situation.
Arrangements
were being made to provide drinking water and other relief materials,
the official said.
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