Assam's Lakhimpur Flooded Due To Heavy Rain, Dam Breach
NDTV
Over 20,000 people were affected in Lakhimpur's Nowboicha while a hundred others were affected in Dhemaji.
Heavy rain led to a flash flood in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts of Assam on Wednesday. Over 20,000 people were affected in Lakhimpur's Nowboicha while a hundred others were affected in Dhemaji.
Reports suggest the heavy rain led to a breach at the Subansiri dam in Lakhimpur.
Heavy torrential rains caused the flash flood with high rising tides hitting the hill slopes on either side of Subansiri river, near the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHEP), Gerukamukh, causing landslides and a rise in water levels.
The water current breached a temporary dyke or embankment, built for the powerhouse of the hydroelectric plant, inundating the area.
