Assam: All educational institutes to be closed in Guwahati on Wednesday

Guwahati: As the city manages perpetual downpour conditions and serious floods, the Kamrup (Metro) area organization has reported the conclusion of all instructive foundations on Wednesday in Guwahati.

Kamrup (Metro) representative chief Pallav Gopal Jha in a notice said, “All instructive establishments including both government and confidential will stay shut on Wednesday as the climate office has cautioned about conceivable weighty downpour in the city regions.”

Nonetheless, assessments previously booked will be led, he added.

Prior on Tuesday Kamrup-Metro locale organization encouraged the occupants of Guwahati and close by region of the area in Assam not to branch out of their homes except if totally essential.

“Considering ceaseless downpours, residents are prompted not to branch out except if significant,” Kamrup-Metro region organization in Assam said in an explanation.

Besides, the region organization has encouraged individuals living in water logging and avalanche inclined areas of Guwahati and close by regions in the Kamrup-Metro locale of Assam to move to a “more secure area”.

“On the off chance that your home is inclined to water logging/avalanches pls think about moving to a more secure area,” the Kamrup-Metro locale organization in Assam added.

The Kamrup-Metro region organization in Assam further delivered a telephone number for the residents living in water logging and avalanche inclined areas of Guwahati.

Meanwhile, Guwahati – the capital city of Assam – has been hit by unprecedented flash floods on Tuesday morning following incessant rainfall since Monday night.

The forecourt of the Guwahati Railway station got waterlogged after a heavy downpour that lashed the city since Monday night.

Waterlogging has been reported from several parts of the Guwahati after torrential rains lashed the capital city of Assam since Monday night.

Water entered the residential areas and houses in Hatigaon, Chandmari, Zoo Road, Beltola, Rukminigaon and other areas of the city on Tuesday morning.

On the other hand, four construction workers were killed in a landslide triggered by incessant rains.

The incident took place around 1:30 am on Tuesday at Nijarapara in the West Boragaon area in Guwahati.

The workers, who worked in the unorganized sector, were buried alive when they were asleep.

The workers were staying at a rented accomodation owned by one Nayan Rajbanshi of Nijarapar area of Guwahati city in Assam.

Personnel of the Assam state disaster response force (SDRF) recovered the bodies of four workers from under the debris after around six hours of the rescue operation.

The deceased were identified as Matiur Haque and Hasanur Ali of Kokrajhar and Manwar Hussain and Amrul Haque of Dhubri.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted the continuation of heavy rainfall activity over the Northeast till June 17.

The IMD has sounded a red alert for Assam and Meghalaya.