Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday met Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari during the ongoing Monsoon Session in Parliament. He highlighted the deteriorating condition of NH 37 in Assam to the Union Minister.
Earlier, the Inter-Ministerial Central Team was divided into two groups and visited the flood-affected districts of Dibrugarh, Majuli, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Cachar, Karimganj & Hailakandi.
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Raha in the Nagaon district yesterday and took stock of the progress of the construction of the tourist centre named after Tiwa King Jongal Balahu.
The flood situation remains grim in Assam's Nagaon district, affecting the lives of several people. The deluge has claimed 84 lives so far across the state.
The Nagaon District Magistrate in Assam on Sunday issued an order to initiate a magistrate inquiry into the killing of two suspected poachers in Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary under the jurisdiction of Juria police station.
Floods in Assam have severely affected nearly 6,000 people in Nagaon district, submerged 35 villages in the district under Kampur and Raha revenue circles and also submerged 1,089 hectares of crop area.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, the water level of the Kopili River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, is flowing above the danger level mark at Kampur in Nagaon district.
Congress workers expressed their jubilation after party candidate Pradyut Borodoloi won from the Nagaon parliamentary constituency in Assam on Tuesday.
The flood situation in Assam on Thursday has deteriorated, as nearly 2 lakh people, including 36,000 children from 9 districts of the state have been affected in the deluge.