Water logging in Dibrugarh, Edu institutes to remain close

Incessant rains for the last three days led to severe water logging in all the 22 municipal wards of the tea city of Dibrugarh today which affected 50,000 people prompting the district administration to order closure of all educational institutions tomorrow.
Heavy showers have caused water logging in all the 22 municipal ward areas with knee to waist deep water in the houses and roads affecting normal life, Dibrugarh district Deputy Commissioner M S Manibhanan said.
Stating the situation was under control and the administration was prepared for any eventuality, Manibhanan said the water logging has created havoc in the tea city.

The rains and water logging have cut off electrify and water supplies with many power transformer posts being submerged, rendering them dangerous, he said.
The district administration has ordered closure of all schools and colleges in the city as water has entered the premises of many of them and roads were waterlogged, where boats were seen plying for movement of people.
One person died today of electrocution in the Sankardeb Colony area of the city when the plug of his inverter fell into the knee high water in his house as he attempted to disconnect its battery power supply, said an Assam State Electricity Board official.

The waters have also entered the official residence of the district Superintendent of Police prompting him to shift to the Circuit House located on a higher area.

The Assam Medical College Hospital wards were also under water and ambulances could not enter the hospital due to water logging in its premises, hospital authorities said.
The DC said the Dibrugarh Town Protection Drain (DTPD) constructed in 1950 was unable to take the load of the rain waters causing the waters to back flow into the city.
Water from the tea estates surrounding the city and the National Highway along it were also pouring in compounding the water logging problem, he added.