Over 500 embankment breaches by the ravaging annualfloodswere recorded inAssamin the past one decade (2013-2022), according toAssam State Disaster Management Authority(ASDMA). The state saw the highest breaches in 2015 when 283 breaches were recorded.
According to data provided by the ASDMA, a total of 40 breaches were recorded last year and consequently over 88 lakh Population across all the existing 35 districts (before the re-merged four districts with their parent districts in December last year) in the state.