BOLENG, Aug 26: Heavy rainfall has raised the water-level across rivers in Siang district. Several circles have reported damages to agricultural and horticulture fields and bamboo groves due to inundation.
Pangin-Boleng MLA Ojing Tasing has been in constant communication with the district administration to ensure immediate restoration of essential services and communication lines. 
Deputy Commissioner Siang Atul Tayeng informed that the ongoing monsoon has caused severe destruction to Siang’s communication lines with unprecedented flooding of the Simang river today. Nearly 550 people have been evacuated from GREF labour camps to a temporary relief camp set up at Govt. Higher Secondary School, Boleng. Residents of low-lying areas have been alerted and advised to remain vigil as well as avoid being near rivers. 
The Bailey bridge at Suple village connecting six upstream villages has been washed away. The power channel / water conducting system of Subbung Hydropower Plant (SHP) has been damaged due to landslide affecting power generation. Power transmission lines have been destroyed at many locations. The department of Hydro Power Development has informed that manpower will be deployed at the earliest to clear the channel. 
Repair, reconstruction and maintenance work is already underway at the sites that were damaged earlier in the month of June and July. The MLA and district administration have instructed the concerned departments to initiate assessment of the damages. DIPRO

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