Guwahati : Over 15 lakh people are marooned by the current wave of floods in Assam in 19 districts even as there are reports that new areas have been inundated by surging waters of Brahmaputra river and its tributaries.
Flood waters have inundated 2,653 villages across 19 districts, affecting 15,70,571 persons and forcing 1,27,786 persons to take shelter in 322 relief camps in the districts till late Tuesday evening.
The flood affected districts are Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Bongaigaon, Jorhat, Dhemaji, Sivsagar, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Nagaon, Dibrugarh, Chirang, Golapara, Tinsukia, Dubbri, Morigaon, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Darrang and Nalbari.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has asked the legislators to go to their respective constituencies to assess the flood situation and submit their reports that will help preparing the detailed memorandum to the central government.
The Chief Minister will visit the Majuli river island, which is also his constituency, to make an on-the-spot assessment of the situation there.
Sonowal has also asked the legislators to liaise with the Deputy Commissioners to address the difficulties and to streamline the process of distribution of relief materials.
“The MLAs must remain with the affected people in their hour of distress and provide succour to them,” Sonowal said on Wednesday.
The Chief Minister has also asked the Deputy Commissioners in the flood-hit districts to step up relief and rescue operations as enough funds have been released to provide respite to the affected people.
