The locals from the Dhubri and South Salmara Mankachar districts of Assam will submit two separate memorandums with 1 lakh signatures to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, demanding to protect the districts from the flood and river bank erosion.
Over the past three months, houses of around 40-50 families, one school building, two temples and a government building have all been swept away. The villagers were forced to move to safer places. According to locals, an area of 300 meters along the river bank had been eroded by the river ov
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 15 (ANI): Assam Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday released a report on 'Floods and Impacts on Livelihood in Rural Assam' prepared on behest of the state government's think tank State Innovation and Transformation Aayog (SITA).
Dhemaji (Assam) [India], October 13 (ANI): The situation in Assam's Dhemaji continue to remain grim on Thursday as nearly 39,000 people have been affected by the deluge caused due to flood.
Dhemaji (Assam) [India], October 12 (ANI): The flood situation in Assam's Dhemaji district has become critical after flood waters submerged more areas under Jonai Sub-Division in the district on Wednesday.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 11 (ANI): Nearly 34,000 people including 8,378 children from three districts of Assam have been affected by the floods.
Dhemaji (Assam) [India], October 11 (ANI): More than 200 families from several villages in Assam's Dhemaji district have been affected by fresh floods, triggered by heavy rainfall in the last few days, said the district officials on Tuesday.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 8 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday assured the people of Assam that the government would make the state 'flood-free' in the next five years.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister and Chairman of North Eastern Council (NEC) Amit Shah on Friday asserted that Assam must come up with a long-term plan which would provide protection from floods for decades to come.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Friday chaired a review meeting over the Assam floods in Guwahati.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 20 (ANI): Taking note of the devastated areas of the state due to heavy floods that washed away major regions, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the state government will start re-establishing infrastructure from the next month.