7 more people died due to floods in Assam, government offices, schools and hospitals are drowning
Regarding the floods in Assam, officials said that the death toll due to floods in mid-May has now increased to 108.
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The flood situation in Assam is getting serious. Due to the death of seven more people, a total of 108 people have lost their lives in this disaster so far. On Thursday, Chief Minister Himanta Vishwa Sarma conducted an aerial survey of Silchar city, which was badly affected by the floods. According to the bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management, the number of people affected by the floods has decreased. Floods in Assam have affected 45.34 lakh people in 30 districts, while the number of flood-affected people in 32 districts on Wednesday was 54.5 lakh.
Air Force made more than 250 flights as part of rescue operation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Center is continuously monitoring the flood situation in Assam and is working closely with the state government to provide all possible assistance to meet the challenge. The Prime Minister said that Army and NDRF teams are present in the flood affected areas. They are carrying out rescue operations and helping the affected people. The Air Force has made more than 250 flights in Assam as part of the rescue operation.
So far 108 people have died in Assam
Meanwhile, 108 people have died since mid-May today, with two deaths each in Cachar and Barpeta, one each in Bajli, Dhubri and Tamulpur districts. The Brahmaputra and Barak rivers and their tributaries are in spate in most of the affected districts. However, the flood water has receded in some places.
What did the Chief Minister say after conducting the aerial survey?
After conducting an aerial survey, the Chief Minister reviewed the flood situation in the Barak Valley region and announced that more troops would be sent to Silchar to rescue the people trapped in the floods. Sarma told reporters outside the Deputy Commissioner's office after the review meeting at Silchar in Cachar district that the NDRF, SDRF, Army, other agencies are carrying out rescue operations. But more troops will arrive on Friday to rescue the trapped people. He did not say how many troops of the army would be deployed in this work.
Summer vacations in schools were declared a week ago
Three districts of Barak Valley, Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi are severely flooded. The Barak and Kushiyara rivers are flowing above the danger mark, affecting more than six lakh people. Officials said that the situation in Barpeta is the worst where 10,32,561 people have been affected by the floods. 4,29,166 people have been affected in Kamrup, 4,29,166 in Nagaon, 3,99,945 in Dhubri. Meanwhile, summer vacations have been declared a week in advance in schools in the state due to floods. Education Department Secretary Bharat Bhushan Dev Choudhary said in a notification that the holidays would be from June 25 to July 25. Earlier, the period from July 1 to July 31 was fixed for this.
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