The skies above Arunachal Pradesh finally gave some respite on Saturday. After days of relentless rain, flash floods and landslides that tore through the state, July 4 brought a quieter 24 hours — no fresh deaths, no major new damage reported. For a state that has been battered since late June, even a single calm day feels like relief.
A Moment of Calm After Weeks of Chaos
According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), only one fresh flood incident was logged — from Keyi Panyor district. That’s a significant drop compared to the devastation that unfolded since June 24, when a powerful flash flood hit Possa in Keyi Panyor, claiming three lives in one blow. A fourth person died on June 28 in a landslide at Sarti village in Anjaw district. Twenty-one people remain injured, and two women who were swept away by the Keyi Panyor floods are still missing. Search operations are ongoing, though hope grows thinner with every passing day.
92,000 People Still Counting Their Losses
The bigger picture remains grim. Over 92,000 people across 305 villages and 222 administrative circles are still affected. Nearly 500 houses have been damaged — some fully flattened, others left barely standing. Farmlands tell a painful story too. Around 330 hectares of cropland have been hit, threatening livelihoods that take years to rebuild. Add to that 1,010 hectares of forest area impacted, and you begin to understand just how deep these wounds run for communities that depend on land for everything.
Roads Washed Out, Supplies Running Low
The Hoj–Potin stretch of National Highway-13 in Keyi Panyor remains shut, cut off by the June 24 flash flood with no restoration timeline in sight yet. With roads gone, the government turned to the skies. On Saturday alone, four helicopter sorties were flown out of Pasighat Advanced Landing Ground, airlifting 11.5 metric tonnes of rice to Koyu in Lower Siang district — keeping stranded villages from going hungry. It’s a lifeline, literally. Two relief camps in Keyi Panyor continue to shelter around 150 displaced residents.
What the Weather Warns Next
The IMD has issued no warning for Sunday, which is welcome news. But starting July 6, a yellow watch kicks in for parts of eastern and central Arunachal — Anjaw, Lohit, Changlang, Tirap, and Longding — with heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and lightning expected at isolated spots. The same threat lingers through July 7 and 8. Authorities are racing against time to restore roads, power lines, water supply schemes and the 121 damaged roads before the next spell hits.
Arunachal Pradesh may have caught its breath today — but the monsoon season is far from done, and so is the hard work ahead.
— Naitik
Abotani TV
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