{"id":194181,"date":"2022-06-29T02:49:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T21:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=194181"},"modified":"2022-06-29T02:52:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T21:22:43","slug":"rising-river-water-triggers-flashflood-in-e-siang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2022\/06\/29\/rising-river-water-triggers-flashflood-in-e-siang\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising river water triggers flashflood in E\/Siang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-194191 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2-2.jpg 472w, https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2-2-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>[ Prafulla Kaman ]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PASIGHAT, 28 Jun:<\/strong> The rise in the water level of the rivers and perennial streams following torrential rain for the last two days has triggered a flashflood in East Siang district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The surging water of the Poglek river inundated paddy fields in Yagrung and Rani villages, causing damage to standing crops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overflowing river water is also creating inconvenience in terms of traffic movement at two locations of National Highway 515, between Sille-Teromile and Rani village.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0It also damaged a large area of paddy cultivation in a WRC field in Latu (Rikmeng).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Siang river was also flowing at the danger level at Pasighat at the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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 turbulent river eroded the abutments at both ends. Vehicular movement on the road has been prohibited until further orders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rainwater has also inundated many areas in Pasighat town, including the market, Police Colony and Banskata, creating hardship for the urban dwellers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several hectares of cropland and low-lying areas in Pasighat and Ruksin subdivision are inundated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incessant rain is also creating immense problems for schoolchildren, officer-goers and the business community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ Prafulla Kaman ] PASIGHAT, 28 Jun: The rise in the water level of the rivers and perennial streams following torrential rain for the last two days has triggered a flashflood in East Siang district. The surging water of the Poglek river inundated paddy fields in Yagrung and Rani villages, causing damage to standing crops. 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