Guwahati: As the flood situation in Assam remains grim, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while taking stock of the situation in different parts
of the State, assured all possible supports to tackle the menace. PM Modi on Tuesday spoke to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and
promised necessary supports from the Centre to help mitigate the problem.
It has affected nearly 5.75 lakh people in 22 districts (out of total 34 districts), where a child was reportedly
drowned in the floodwater increasing the related casualties up to three in the last 48 hours. Kaziranga national park & tiger reserve
and a few other important forest reserves also face inundation by the excess water from the mighty river Brahmaputra and its tributaries.
In the world famous Kaziranga forest reserve, many ani-poaching camps are submerged by the inflated water. A large number of wild animals
start crossing the National Highway 37 to escape the situation and climbing up to Karbi Anglong hills on the southern side. The authority
and general administration have restricted the movement of traffic on the highway that passes through the park.
Nearly ten thousand people were rendered homeless by the flood caused due to heavy rainfalls affecting the districts of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur,
Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Majuli, Jorhat, Golaghat, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Morigaon, Nagaon, Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta, Chirang,
Bongaigaon, Gowalpara, etc. Incessant rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh has severely affected the latest wave of flood in Assam.
Prime Minister assures supports to flood-affected Assam
