ITANAGAR : The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh improved significantly on Saturday as the weather cleared, with no fresh casualties or major damage reported over the past 24 hours, officials said.
According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), only one fresh flood incident was reported from Keyi Panyor district during the last 24 hours. No deaths, injuries, or fresh damage to public infrastructure were reported.
Relief camps in Keyi Panyor continued to shelter affected families, while relief operations remained underway.
The cumulative impact of floods, landslides and other rain-related disasters over the past several days, however, remains significant. A total of 305 villages across 222 circles have been affected, impacting an estimated 92,294 people across the state, the SEOC said.
So far, four people have died, 21 have been injured, and two remain missing as heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides, causing extensive damage to houses, roads, bridges and public infrastructure, officials said.
Two women swept away in a flash flood in Keyi Panyor are still missing despite continued search operations, they said.
One person died in a landslide at Sarti village in Anjaw district on June 28, while the remaining three fatalities occurred in the flash flood that struck Possa in Keyi Panyor district on June 24.
The disasters have also caused extensive damage to residential properties, with 498 houses, including kutcha, pucca and huts — fully, severely or partially damaged, officials said.
Agriculture and horticulture have suffered significant losses, with 330.2 hectares of crop area affected, including 181.7 hectares under horticulture and 143 hectares under agriculture. Around 1,010 hectares of forest area have also been impacted, they said.
The floods have also caused widespread damage to public infrastructure, including 121 roads, 13 bridges, 18 culverts, 184 water supply schemes, 21 power lines, 60 electric poles, 58 government buildings, two hospitals, one school, seven flood protection structures, six retaining walls, 12 fish ponds and four hydel projects, they added.
The Hoj-Potin stretch of NH-13 in Keyi Panyor district remains closed due to extensive damage caused by the June 24 flash flood, with a detailed assessment still underway, officials said.
Relief measures continued in the affected districts. Two relief camps remain operational in Keyi Panyor, where 150 displaced people are being sheltered.
The state civil aviation department on Saturday carried out four helicopter sorties, airlifting 11.5 metric tonnes of rice from Pasighat Advanced Landing Ground to Koyu in Lower Siang district.
Officials said restoration of roads, power supply, drinking water facilities and other essential services was continuing.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said weather conditions had improved considerably across the state, with no weather warning issued for Sunday.
However, from July 6 onwards, the IMD has issued a yellow watch for parts of eastern and central Arunachal Pradesh, including Anjaw, Lohit, Changlang, Tirap and Longding districts, forecasting heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places.
Similar conditions are likely to persist in some districts on July 7 and 8, while most parts of the state are expected to receive scattered rainfall. (Source: PTI)
