On Thursday, packets containing food items, water bottles & essentials were airdropped at flood-hit Silchar by helicopter.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Our Govt is firmly with the people of Barak Valley.”
Talking to ‘The North-Eastern Chronicle’, people getting the relief shared the challenges they faced as many of the plastic water bottles and food items got dropped off in flood-stricken areas. There happened some water bottles and packets which dropped into terraces got destroyed because of the height again.