Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remains grim, with ten major rivers surging above the danger mark and impacting over 78,000 people across more than 15 districts.
The severe deluge has claimed ten lives in the state so far.
In response to the crisis, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inquired about the flood situation and assured the state of all necessary assistance. Shah dialled Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma earlier in the day to take stock of the situation in the state.
Taking to X, Amit Shah wrote, “Spoke with the Chief Ministers of Assam, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh and Governor of Manipur in the wake of ongoing heavy rainfall in their states. Also assured them of every possible help to tackle any situation. The Modi government stands like a rock in support of the people of the Northeast.”
“Hon’ble Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji called me a short while ago to enquire about the floods in Assam and has offered all possible assistance to deal with the ongoing situation,” the CM Sarma said in a post on X.
“I have briefed him on the measures being taken and we are grateful for his concern and support,” Sarma said.
The widespread flooding has severely disrupted essential services, with road transport, train movement, and ferry services all significantly affected.
A Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said that in the wake of heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours and water flowing over the tracks on the Baraigram-Dullabcherra section, the Dullabcherra-Silchar passenger train, Silchar- Dullabcherra passenger train and Badarpur- Dullabcherra- Badarpur passenger train have been cancelled for two days.
A portion of National Highway-17 has been overtopped near Shingra Shalnibari in Chaygaon area of Kamrup district since Saturday.
As per reports, the Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger level in Dibrugarh and Nematighat (Jorhat).
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Other rivers that have breached the danger mark are Dhaleswari at Gharmura (Hailakandi), Rukni at Dholai (Cachar), Katakhal at Matijuri (Hailakandi), Barak at Badarpur Ghat (Sribhumi), Buridehing at Margherita (Tinsukia), Kushiyara in Sribhumi, Dhansiri at Numaligarh (Golaghat) and Kopili at Kampur (Nagaon).
