In Assam, the flood situation has improved as floodwaters have receded in most of the affected areas.
More than 37,000 people are currently taking shelter in 109 relief camps set up across the worst-affected districts of Sivasagar, Golaghat, Jorhat and Charaideo. Sivasagar alone has 66 relief camps housing over 30,000 people.
Government agencies are working on a mission mode to distribute relief materials among the affected people in these districts. Non-governmental organisations and members of the public from across the state are also extending support by distributing relief items in the affected villages.
Meanwhile, two more flood-related deaths were reported from Sonari in Charaideo district yesterday evening, taking the flood death toll in the state to 68.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority has informed that all major rivers in the region were flowing below the danger level till this morning, except the Dhansiri River at Numaligarh in Golaghat district. The district administration has issued an advisory asking people to stay away from the river.
Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a social media post, said that as the state is steadily recovering from the floods, power restoration work in the affected areas is being carried out in a phased manner.
He said the state government remains committed to restoring essential services at the earliest and ensuring that every affected community returns to normalcy.