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On the other hand, altogether 105 persons who were stranded at various block points along the Balemu-Bomdila road have been rescued and sent to their respective destinations, Yangzom informed.
Meanwhile, sources in the Disaster Management department said with the fresh landslide death on Yupia road, the toll in the rain-related disaster in the state rose to nine — including six in Itanagar Capital Complex and three in Kurung Kumey district.
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In all, 524 houses have been damaged in 87 villages affecting about 11,000 people in the state. In Lohit district, 11 rescued people were accommodated in a temporary relief camp by the officials.
Heavy downpour has also disrupted road connectivity in many districts. Currently, Margherita-Changlang road in Changlang district, Hoj-Potin road in Papum Pare and Balemu-Bomdila road in West Kameng, and TAH (Trans Arunachal Highway) in Upper Subansiri, Kurung Kumey and many other districts are blocked due to rain-triggered landslides. The works departments are toiling hard to restore connectivity in all these districts, the Disaster Management Dept said.
Continuous torrential rain since April has also damaged agriculture and horticulture crops, agricultural land, livestock, snapped water pipelines, destroyed hydel stations, affecting normal life in many districts.
Concerned over the current scenario and uncertainty of the situation in the state due to incessant rain, Disaster Management Secretary Dani Salu issued directives to all Deputy Commissioners and stakeholders to remain alert to respond to any disaster emergencies. The department is also in constant touch with agencies like IMD, CWC etc for early warnings, he said.
The department also alerted five Regional Response Centres established at Bomdila, Ziro, Pasighat, Tezu and Khonsa alongwith teams of NDRF deployed at Bomdila and Namsai. Relief centres have also been set up in all districts to shelter affected people.
Further, the department has placed sufficient funds with all DDMAs under SDRF for payment of immediate relief. The district administration in Itanagar Capital Region has served evacuation/ shifting orders to 279 households, geo-tagged, from Hollongi to Banderdewa whose houses were found vulnerable to flood and landslides, sources added.