More than 94,200 people in Arunachal Pradesh across 333 villages in 26 districts have been affected by fresh spells of heavy rainfall triggering floods and landslides.
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The monsoonal fury has damaged infrastructure and crops across these districts, the State Emergency Operation Centre said in its latest report.
Upper Siang is the worst-hit district, followed by Siang and Kra-Daadi. Upper Siang has recorded landslides at 16 locations, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre.
During the past 24 hours, flooding, landslides, and rockslides were reported from Changlang, Upper Subansiri, and East Kameng districts.
The rain-induced disasters have claimed four lives in the State so far, officials said. While three people died in the flash flood that struck a hydropower project colony in Keyi Panyor on June 24, a landslide killed another at Sarti village in Anjaw district four days later.
Two women remain missing in Keyi Panyor.
Indian Army and Air Force personnel have deployed helicopters to rescue stranded people or provide relief materials, the officials also said. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force, and the armed forces have been conducting relief and rescue operations.
Crops on 334.2 hectares of farmland have been damaged, including 185.5 hectares under horticulture and 148.7 hectares under agriculture, while about 1,010 hectares of forest area have been affected.
The report also recorded extensive damage to 131 roads, 19 bridges, 21 culverts, 191 water supply systems, 58 government buildings, 21 power lines, 224 electric poles, four hydropower projects, seven flood protection walls, two hospitals, and three schools. Hundreds of houses have also been damaged in different parts of the State.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning for Lohit, Changlang, and Tirap districts on Wednesday (July 8, 2026). Lower Dibang Valley, Namsai, and Tirap districts are expected to experience similar conditions on Thursday (July 9, 2026).
Hydel projects blamed
Sibsagar MLA and Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi blamed the flood crisis in Assam on large hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh, both operational and under construction.
These hydropower projects in the hills were contributing to the worsening flood and erosion situation in Assam. he told journalists on Wednesday at the 126-member Assam Assembly. “Sudden release of water from the dams during the rainy season is aggravating the annual flood crisis in our State,” Mr. Akhil Gogoi said.
His party and various NGOs had opposed the hydropower projects for years before the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fast-tracked them without studying their possible impact on the environment and people living downstream, Mr. Akhil Gogoi claimed.
Although the flood situation in Assam has eased, Dhemaji district has suffered extensive damage due to the flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh’s Keyi Panyor district on June 24. The flash floods killed at least three people at a Central hydropower public sector undertaking’s residential colony.
Meanwhile, a six-member inter-ministerial Central team arrived in Assam from New Delhi on a four-day tour to assess flood damage in the State during 2025 and 2026. The team comprises officials from the Union Ministries of Home Affairs, Finance, Jal Shakti, Rural Development, and Road Transport and Highways, and the National Remote Sensing Centre.
The field visits of the team, divided into two groups, are intended to enable on-the-spot assessment of flood damage and evaluate its impact on infrastructure, agriculture, and public assets in the affected districts.
Published – July 08, 2026 10:34 am IST
