Amit Shah Assures Help to Assam Amid Severe Floods

Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma about the severe flood situation in Assam due to heavy rains. Shah assured that the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force are working hard to provide relief and rescue victims. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to assisting the flood-affected state.

The severe flood situation in Assam over the past month has resulted in the loss of life, extensive damage to infrastructure, road closures, crop destruction, and livestock loss. The deluge has also left hundreds of people homeless and unsettled. Statewide, over 2.42 million people in 30 districts have been affected so far. Among the worst-hit districts is Dhubri, where 775,721 people have been affected.

Agricultural lands have also suffered, with floodwaters submerging 63,490.97 hectares of crop area, and 3,518 villages under 112 revenue circles are affected. Moreover, at least 92 animals have been killed, either due to drowning or during treatment as on Saturday. According to official data, a total of 95 animals have been rescued in the Kaziranga National Park, Bokakhat.

The Brahmaputra River’s water level is above the danger mark at Neamatighat, Guwahati, Goalpara, and Dhubri. Other affected districts include Cachar, Kamrup, Hailakandi, Hojai, Dhubri, Nagaon, Morigaon, Goalpara, Dibrugarh, Nalbari, Dhemaji, Bongaigaon, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Sonitpur, Kokrajhar, Karimganj, South Salmara, Tinsukia, Charaideo, Barpeta, Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Chirang, Majuli, Biswanath, Darrang, Karbi Anglong West, and Kamrup Metropolitan.