FLOOD SITUATION GRIM IN ISOLATED DAMBUK,DASU SUSPENDS AGITATION

ROING,JUNE 26:Due to incessant rainfall,the Flood Protection work carried out by the local people of Dambuk in joint venture with GREF, M/s SOMA Company, M/s SINGLA Company and Crusher Units on Self-Help basis at Sine River,near Remi village was  washed away on the night of June 24 last and as a result the river is posing as a danger to Dambuk SDO Headquarter including other adjoining villages, informed SDO Dambuk. The Ferry Services at Amarpur Ghat in Assam,the only route connecting people of Dambuk Sub-Division with the district headquarter, Roing, is also temporarily suspended since June 22.Shri Nanokong Modi,ASM Remi, also elephant service provider across river Sissiri informed that even elephant service across river Sissiri has been suspended temporarily citing greater risk due to dangerous river level rising thereby cutting off all possible land communication to Dambuk in all directions.

 In Paglam Village under Dambuk Sub-Division Dottung river, river water has flooded Govt. Secondary School,Paglam on June 24 last compelling it to close down temporarily. Many granaries of the farmers were flooded and the villagers have been advised by the administration to shift to Keba – Tinali near CO Office for the time being on safety measures where the location is comparatively at higher level till the water level subsides, according to an official message received from E.Yirang, incharge SDO Dambuk.He requested DC and Director Civil Aviation, Supply and Transport for ration Sorties to Dambuk to cater the immediate need of the denizen, as well as to shift stranded patients and students. 

While Deopani river flowing just 1 km north of Roing township has diverted its course from its original course towards the East Bank posing as danger to nearby residents settled near the river bank.With the diversion of the river water, the temporary Bailey bridge over the river is cut off from traffic and thereby cutting the link road connecting Kebali and other adjoining Villages, Hunli Sub-Division, Desali Circle and Anini with Roing, the district headquarter of Lower Dibang Valley District. In these couple of day’s continuous downpour, the recently restored power channel of Deopani Micro-Hydel, Roing was again washed away and the intake point was silted with sand gravels, informed O Apum, AE (HydroPower, Civil).

She further informed that, “it is the third time in this season; previously the channel was washed away on April 23 and May 23 last”,it has become difficult for the department to carry out restoration work without financial assistance from the govt. as there are already pending liabilities of the previous restoration works”.

Er S Pertin, EE (PHED) informed that the department is anyhow supplying drinking water to the Roing township and its adjoining villages by tapping the water from seasonal sources and once the rain stops, these sources may get dry within one or two weeks of sunny days thereby creating water crisis in the township. However, efforts will be made to restore the channel on favourable weather, he added.

Meanwhile in separate development, Dibang Adi Students' Union(DASU) has suspended temporarily its proposed 2nd phase of agitation scheduled on June 27-30 following an appeal from Adi Baane Kebang (ABK) Distt Unit. as the DC, Lower Dibang Valley Garima Gupta was out of station.DASU has expressed strong resentment towards SDO,Roing decision to declare the agitation as illegal and asked for explaination within 3 weeks time.