Dibrugarh: Floodwaters have cut off Janzimukh Gaon for five days, leaving boats as its only lifeline.The Burhidihing has submerged every road and path linking the village, 42 km from Dibrugarh town, to the mainland. Its 99 households, comprising 575 residents, now depend on tulunga nao, or small country boats, for transport.The Mising village relies mainly on farming, but fields and granaries are underwater. Floodwaters have also entered many traditional stilt houses, or chang ghars (taleng ukum), built 8 to 12 feet above ground to withstand seasonal floods.“I have seen floods every year since I got married into this village, but I have never had to watch my own kitchen disappear under 10 feet of water. On the very first night, the water started rising so fast that we barely had time to lift our things onto the machan (loft). By the second day, it crossed 10 feet and entered the house properly, spoiling our rice, our clothes, everything that was on the floor. Now it has come down a little, maybe 6 feet still, but we still cannot walk out of our own compound without a boat. Even our tubewell is drowned, so every day someone from the family has to go far by boat just to bring back drinking water,” said Chandika Bori, 52, a mother of one.Sabitri Taye, 36, said floodwaters destroyed her stored paddy. Officials delivered rice, dal, salt and mustard oil once, but residents called the supplies inadequate. Kushal Panging, 59, who supports a 13-member joint family, said cooking on the embankment and fetching water by boat was difficult.Older residents Anil Panging, 55, and Bhimbor Panging, 68, said the 1988 flood remained the worst in memory. This year, power is out, livestock have died, and farmland remains submerged. Anima Panging, 56, is sheltering with eight relatives, while Jibanti Pangning, 42, is managing a six-member household.The latest official figures show that 13,390 people have been affected in Dibrugarh district. With homes damaged and water sources contaminated, Janzimukh residents have sought sustained relief, power restoration and assistance to rebuild homes and revive farms after floodwaters recede.
The Burhidihing has submerged every road and path linking the village, 42km from Dibrugarh town, to the mainland. Its 99 households, comprising 575 residents, now depend on tulunga nao, or small country boats, for transport
The Burhidihing has submerged every road and path linking the village, 42km from Dibrugarh town, to the mainland. Its 99 households, comprising 575 residents, now depend on tulunga nao, or small country boats, for transport
The Burhidihing has submerged every road and path linking the village, 42km from Dibrugarh town, to the mainland. Its 99 households, comprising 575 residents, now depend on tulunga nao, or small country boats, for transport
The Burhidihing has submerged every road and path linking the village, 42km from Dibrugarh town, to the mainland. Its 99 households, comprising 575 residents, now depend on tulunga nao, or small country boats, for transport
The Burhidihing has submerged every road and path linking the village, 42km from Dibrugarh town, to the mainland. Its 99 households, comprising 575 residents, now depend on tulunga nao, or small country boats, for transport
The Burhidihing has submerged every road and path linking the village, 42km from Dibrugarh town, to the mainland. Its 99 households, comprising 575 residents, now depend on tulunga nao, or small country boats, for transport
The Burhidihing has submerged every road and path linking the village, 42km from Dibrugarh town, to the mainland. Its 99 households, comprising 575 residents, now depend on tulunga nao, or small country boats, for transport
The Burhidihing has submerged every road and path linking the village, 42km from Dibrugarh town, to the mainland. Its 99 households, comprising 575 residents, now depend on tulunga nao, or small country boats, for transport
