Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district saw heavy flash floods brought on by the increase in water levels in the rivers and perennial streams as a result of continuous heavy downpour for the last two days.

Crops were damaged when the Poglek river’s rushing water flooded the paddy fields in the villages of Yagrung and Rani.

The overflowing river water also creates inconvenience in terms of traffic movement at two locations of National Highway 515, between Sille-Teromile and Rani village.

Overflowing water of Latu Nallah breached the Mirem-Mikong-Jonai (MMJ) road near Mirem village on Tuesday morning, and cut off road communication between Mikong and Mirem villages.

It also damaged a large area of paddy cultivation in a WRC field in Latu (Rikmeng).

In Mikong, the turbulent Mikong Nallah eroded a portion of the MMJ road and damaged the RCC culvert. Moreover, rainwater rolling down the hills is flowing over the MMJ road at several points, causing hardship for commuters.

Meanwhile, a landslide caused by heavy rain blocked the Mikong-Bilat RWD road on Tuesday morning. It was cleared by afternoon by local youths, using an excavator.

The Siang river was also flowing at the danger level at Pasighat at the time of filing this report.

The district administration has alerted people not to go to riverbanks for any purpose. The administration has also barricaded and closed the Pasighat-Pangin highway at the Sille Korong point after a turbulent river eroded the abutments at both ends. Vehicular movement on the road has been prohibited until further orders.

Rainwater has also inundated many areas in Pasighat town, including the market, Police Colony and Banskata, creating hardship for the urban dwellers.

We are continuously monitoring the situation in other areas of the district as well. Appropriate advisory has also been issued by the District Administration.

— East Siang Police (@PasighatSP) June 28, 2022

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