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#Assam Floods : Kaziranga National Park Faces The Brunt ; Seventeen Wild Animals, Including A Rhino Calf And Hog Deer Drown

Seventeen wild animals, including a rhino calf and hog deer, drowned in Kaziranga National Park, while 72 were rescued by the forest authorities, an official said.

According to the official as reported by PTI , 32 wild animals are currently under treatment and 25 others were released. The flood situation in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park is still grim, as 173 forest camps in the park are still reeling under the flood situation.

Sonali Ghosh, Field Director of Kaziranga National Park, said, “The park authorities and forest department have rescued 55 Hog Deer, two otters (infants), two Sambar, two Scops Owls, one rhino calf, one Indian Hare, one Jungle cat, etc.”

Meanwhile, floods in Assam have so far claimed 46 lives. Eight people died on Wednesday in the state after drowning in flood waters. The overall flood situation in the state is still critical as over 16.25 lakh people of 29 districts have been affected by the second wave of flood.

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People of North Karnataka are yet to come to terms with the magnitude of the flood damage they had to face this year in August with both the state and Maharashtra receiving unprecedented rainfall. Though dam authorities deny any lapse on their part when it comes to water management and blame it on unusually heavy rains, water experts feel man-made reasons should also be blamed for the colossal tragedy. All the reservoirs touched the brim in 5-6 days due to heavy rainfall in the Western. What made things worse was the crucial prediction of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which had forecast a below normal monsoon, prompting the dam authorities in both states to store water to ensure their reservoirs were full to meet any contingency during summer. Dam engineers claim that the heavy accumulation of silt in the tributaries of the Krishna too led to excess inflow into the dams in Karnataka. Irrigation experts contend that the authorities of various reservoirs also failed to alert villagers living downstream of the dams and backwater areas worsening the damage. But many irrigation experts feel the damage due to natural calamities can be minimized if the dam height is raised to enable storage of 15 lakh cusecs water. The demand for raising the dam height has not been met as the project will submerge 22 more villages and 1.20 lakh acres of land. Experts claim that raising the Almatti dam height as per the recommendation of the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal will not only help withstand the floods to some extent, but also enable farmers to combat recurrent droughts. But, the rehabilitation of the displaced people is the big challenge for the government if the dam height is increased. #floodfury #almattidam #floods #reservoir #floodmanagement #tahaan #tahaanefforts https://www.instagram.com/p/B2juNxQg2lQ/?igshid=f8zykcfwgax5