Assam CM visits flood relief camps to assess and address needs

The first camp, located at Pithubor Girls' Higher Secondary School, is providing shelter to 173 individuals, while the second camp at Khowang Higher Secondary School is accommodating 380 flood-affected residents.

Chief Minister Office of Assam said in a post on X, "HCM Dr. @himantabiswa visited the relief camp established at Pithubor Girls' Higher Secondary School, accommodating 173 individuals, and at Khowang Higher Secondary School, where 380 flood-affected residents are sheltered."

"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," it added.

Furthermore, Chief Minister Sarma assured that, along with the distribution of relief materials, necessary measures will be promptly undertaken to repair or rebuild the damaged homes of the flood victims.

"Additionally, Srama assured that, in addition to distributing relief materials, necessary measures will be promptly undertaken to repair or rebuild the damaged homes of the flood victims," the tweet reads.

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Dibrugarh town and reviewed the situation of the flood.

He visited the flood-affected areas of Dibrugarh on foot and interacted with the people.

The Chief Minister also engaged with experts and the residents to find a community-driven solution to the problem of inundation.

Sharing the video on social media platform X, Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, "Today met the people in the flood-affected areas of Dibrugarh and took their feedback. In Dibrugarh Town, we will be engaging experts and the local residents to find a community-driven solution to the problem of inundation."

Addressing media persons on the flood situation, Sarma said, "Currently, the flood situation in Assam is improving and the water level has decreased. But in the areas of the embankment bridge, the flooding situation persists. We are trying to help everybody."

There has been a power cut in Dibrugarh for the last 6 days and on the restoration of the power supply, Sarma said that it had been turned off to ensure that there were no mishaps due to electrocution.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, Assam CM Sarma also visited Majuli, the river island and interacted with the residents of the island. He also met the youngsters of the islands and interacted with them.

Taking it to X, he wrote, "Enquired about everyone's well-being in Majuli yesterday. Also met with some bright young minds of the island!"The flood situation in Assam is still grim and 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.

According to the reports of Kaziranga National Park authority, 23 hog deer drowned in flood waters while 7 other hog deer died under care.

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.

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. Thousands of villagers are now taking shelter on embankments, and roads after the flood waters entered their homes."

As per the information from the district administration, 194 villages in the district are still submerged in the floodwaters. (ANI)