Assam govt, Centre committed to finding permanent solution to floods in state: Union Minister Sonowal

Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], July 4 (ANI): Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal assessed the flood situation in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts on Thursday. The minister also undertook a boat ride from Guijan ghat in Tinsukia district to Mulukgaon in Dibrugarh to assess the extent of the damage due to the flood.
He said that the state and the Centre are committed to finding a permanent solution to the flood situation in Assam.
Sarbananda Sonowal said, "Lakhs of people have been affected by Assam floods. State government and district administration are taking steps to provide relief materials. In the coming days, the state government along with the centre is committed to finding a permanent solution to the flood situation in Assam."
He further said that in the coming days, a study has to be conducted on Dibrugarh city and through a competent institution on the issue of techno-economic feasibility and landscape an assessment would be conducted and based on the report a solution has to be found.
The flood situation in Assam is critical with a total death toll of 52 and about 21.13 lakh people are affected in 29 districts by the second wave of flood.
According to the flood report of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 6 people died in the last 24 hours in the state the total death toll has risen to 52.
More than 3.86 lakh people are taking shelter in 515 relief camps and distribution centres set up by the administration in 24 flood-hit districts.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority said that 11,20,165 animals were also affected by the deluge.
The number of affected villages has risen to 3,208 while devastating floodwaters have resulted in the death of 31 wild animals in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNP), the field director of KNP said.
The flood-affected districts are Goalpara, Nagaon, Nalbari, Kamrup, Morigaon, Dibrugarh, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, South Salmara, Dhubri, Jorhat, Charaideo, Hojai, Karimganj, Sivasagar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Dhemaji, Hailakandi, Golaghat, Darrang, Biswanath, Cachar, Kamrup (M), Tinsukia, Karbi Anglong, Chirang, Karbi Anglong West, Majuli.
Meanwhile, Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora on Thursday visited the flood-affected areas in Morigaon district.
He also interacted with the flood-affected people who are now taking shelter on the embankment in the Bhuragaon area in the Morigaon district.
Atul Bora told ANI that the water level of the Brahmaputra River is receding in the Morigaon district, but the flood situation is still grim.
"As instructed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, I came to Morigaon to take stock of the flood situation. The situation is still grim and 28 districts of the state have been affected in this flood. Yesterday we had a meeting of the state cabinet headed by the Chief Minister and he instructed us to visit the flood-affected districts," he said. (ANI)