Assam flood situation improves; Shah, Odisha CM offer help
The Hindu
Assam flood situation improves, over 5 lakh affected, Centre offers support, PM Modi assures assistance, rivers above danger level.
The flood situation in Assam improved gradually even as over 5 lakh people in 17 districts are still reeling under the deluge, official sources said on Tuesday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah telephoned Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to enquire about the situation, reiterating assurance of all help from the Centre, while Mr. Sarma also received a call from his Odisha counterpart offering use of the eastern state's disaster management system to mitigate the challenges.
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Monday and apprised him of the flood situation, a Raj Bhavan source said here.
The Prime Minister said that the Centre is with the state government to deal with the situation and empower the state in mitigating the impact of flood.
Modi also assured the governor of his support and assistance in helping the state government in carrying out the rehabilitation work, the source added.
They said over 5,11,000 people remained affected by floods in Cachar, Kamrup, Dhubri, Morigaon, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Karimganj, Sivsagar, Dhemaji, Nalbari, Darrang, Kamrup Metropolitan, Biswanath, Jorhat and Majuli.
The number of affected population was 5.97 lakh in 17 districts on Sunday.
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