Amidst the critical flood situation in the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday visited Dibrugarh town and reviewed the situation of flood in the town.
The flood situation in Assam is critical with a total death toll of 52 people and about 21.13 lakh people are affected in 29 districts by the second wave of flood.
Amid a disastrous situation in Assam due to floods, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday alleged that the BJP government is repeatedly giving embankment projects to the same contractors who have built faulty embankments.
According to the Morigaon District Administration, "The flood situation in Assam's Morigaon district is still grim as more than 55,000 people have been affected by the deluge. Thousand of villagers are now taking shelter on embankments, and roads after the flood waters entered into their hom
The devastating flood in Assam has resulted in the death of 31 wild animals in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNP), the field director of KNP said.
Amid the prevailing flood situation in Assam, 17 animals, including rhino calf and hog deer, have drowned in the submerged Kaziranga National Park, while 72 have been rescued by the forest authorities, an official said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that there has been a marginal improvement in the flood situation adding 28 districts and a population of 11.34 lakh are affected across 2,208 villages.
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal rushed to take stock of the flood situation plaguing the greater Dibrugarh region and review the relief operations undertaken by the government for the benefit of the flood affected people.
According to the ASDMA report on July 2, two people died in Tinsukia district while one died in Dhemaji district and the total death toll has mounted to 38.