A high alert has been issued for the low-lying areas of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh with the Siang river in flood following incessant rains for the past few days. East Siang Deputy Commissioner (DC) Tayi Taggu, who assessed the situation on Tuesday, appealed to people living in these areas not to venture into the river. He, however, asked people not to panic as the water resources and disaster management departments are closely monitoring the situation.
“Any impending danger would be communicated to the people in advance,” he said. Taggu directed the officials not to leave the district headquarters and remain alert to deal with the emerging situation. District Disaster Management Officer Tsangpa Tashi said Pasighat recorded 482 mm of rainfall on Monday and 480 mm on Tuesday, the highest in 25 years. “The water level in Siang is rising but it is flowing below the danger mark,” he said. SDRF teams are closely monitoring the situation and have visited all vulnerable areas in Pasighat village, he added.
Pasighat Water Resources Department Executive Engineer Gonong Pertin said he is in constant touch with the Central Water Commission (CWC). The Guaging Station for the Siang River has not yet recorded any abnormal water flow, he said. The Pasighat-Pangin road was severed in an area of 64 km, while the Pasighat-Siger road was blocked at several places due to massive landslides, highway executive engineer Dabe Perme said. “Men and machines have been deployed in all these areas to clear the road,” he said.
The Sille River washed away power poles connecting the 11kv line connecting Sille to the 12 Mile area, said Power Department Executive Engineer Tarik Mize. According to him, the repairs are hampered by heavy rains. Meanwhile, 31 Power Grid Corporation workers stranded on an island in Dibang River at Bomjir in Lower Dibang Valley District since Monday were rescued on Tuesday evening, officials said. The workers were stranded on the island due to rising river levels following heavy downpours, they said. The rescue operation was carried out by the 12th battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) with the support of the district office, police, fire brigade and local fishermen, they added.
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