Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his government will conduct a door-to-door assessment of flood damage in the four worst-affected districts from August 9 to 30. (IANS Photo) GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam remained grim with the death toll rising to 98 after one more fatality was reported, even as the number of…
Rabi Narayan Naik convenes the meeting at Keonjhar Circuit House Keonjhar: Panchayati raj and drinking water, rural development minister Rabi Narayan Naik convened a meeting at Keonjhar Circuit House on Wednesday to review flood damage assessment and restoration work undertaken by various departments during recent floods.The minister reviewed damage to roads, bridges, drinking water supply,…
CM Mohan Charan Majhi makes an aerial survey of flood affected areas on Saturday Bhubaneswar: Floodwaters have started receding in Odisha and are likely to completely withdraw from the affected areas within the next two days, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Saturday after conducting an aerial survey of some of the worst-hit districts.He…
Guwahati: Assam govt on Thursday sought a dedicated central support package for the four worst flood-hit districts and has urged the Centre to recognise this year’s deluge as an “atypical, high-intensity, rapid-onset event”.The demands were placed before the inter-ministerial central team (IMCT), which concluded a four-day assessment of the devastation in Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and…
Assam’s flood death toll has reached eighty after two more people died GUWAHATI: The death toll in Assam’s floods rose to 80 after two more people died in Sivasagar district on Thursday, even as the number of affected people dropped to 2.12 lakh across four districts, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).According…
Dibrugarh: The six-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT), led by M Ramachandrudu, Joint Secretary (Disaster Management), Ministry of Home Affairs, visited multiple flood-affected areas of Jorhat district on Tuesday, accompanied by Jorhat District Commissioner Jay Shivani, to assess the extent of damage caused by this year’s floods.Besides Ramachandrudu, the team comprised Sanjeev Kumar Suman, Director, Central…
Guwahati: The Assam govt will provide fresh sets of free textbooks to students whose books were lost or damaged in the ongoing floods, education minister Ranoj Pegu said on Saturday, aiming to minimise disruption to the academic session in the worst-affected districts.After assessing flood damage across several districts, Pegu said the Assam State Textbook Production…
