Dispur, June 20: Minister for Transport, Fisheries and Excise, Parimal Suklabaidya on Sunday visited and inspected several flood affected areas under Dholai constituency of Cachar district on Sunday. With several areas reeling under flood water, Minister Suklabaidya reached out to the people wading through knee deep water to take stock
Category: Assam
For years, Assam and flood seem to have an unbreakable bond with each other. Every year Assam witnesses heavy rainfall which results in floods, waterlogging and displacement of thousands of people. On June 17, 2022, in International Edition, ‘The New York Times’ newspaper highlights the Assam flood situation. It states
The Meghalaya administration sent a letter to the Deputy Commissioners of two Assam districts, Kamrup (M) and Kamrup (R) on Friday, that there is a possibility of flooding downstream of the Umiam River and beyond the Umiam Dam. According to the Chief Engineer (C), Hydro Planning & Hydro Construction, Maintenance
As many as four people died in the last 24 hours in Assam due to the flood which has affected 11.09 lakh people in 25 districts of the state. The water level of the Manas, Pagladiya, Puthimari, Kopili, Gaurang and Brahmaputra rivers are also flowing above the danger level mark
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has thanked Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor and director Rohit Shetty for their contribution of Rs 5 lakhs to the CM Relief Fund for the flood-affected people in the state. “Bollywood actor Shri Arjun Kapoor and director Shri Rohit Shetty stood by the flood-affected people