Rahul Gandhi arrived in Assam's Silchar on Monday. He will visit a relief camp at Fulertal in Assam. Thereafter, he will proceed to Manipur to visit relief camps at three different locations. He will call on the Manipur Governor this evening.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited flood relief camps in Kamrup district to assess the impact of ongoing floods and oversee the distribution of relief to affected residents.
Condoling the deaths of the people in the deluge, Priyanka Gandhi posted on X, "The news of the deaths of a large number of people due to floods in Assam is very sad. Due to the continuously deteriorating situation, lakhs of people are living in relief camps."
"He reviewed their daily necessities and instructed the district administration to ensure the provision of essential items such as medical facilities, safe drinking water, and clothing," VC Sajjanar said.
The water level of the Brahmaputra River has been increasing following torrential rain in many parts of Assam and neighbouring states in the past couple of days.
Tripura Transport and Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Tuesday said that heavy rains triggered by cyclone 'Remal' have forced a total 746 people from 246 families to take shelter in relief camps opened in different parts of the state.
With just a few hours left for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 19, nine special polling station has been set up for the internally displaced people near a relief camp in Imphal East.
One person was killed in an early morning lightning strike, while seven families were shifted to relief camps as heavy storm ravaged different parts of Tripura on March 30 and 31, an official said.
Around 8 people have lost their lives while multiple roads and subways are closed due to waterlogging in the wake of the Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Michaung', which is expected to make landfall on the southern coast of Andhra Pradesh between Nellore and Machilipatnam.
The Thoubal district administration organised a one-day sales event for products made by internally displaced persons staying at relief camps in the district.