Nearly 97,000 Flood-Hit Families Get Rs 15,000 Each In Assam

Homeless & threatened twice, flood-hit families of Sivasagar risk lives on rly tracks this time

Flood-hit Adivasi and indigenous families in Sivasagar, Assam shelter on railway tracks with cattle; trains resumed, raising accident fears and safety concerns.

Assam CM Releases Interim Relief to 31,951 Flood-affected Families in Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat Districts

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. As part of the State Government's efforts to assuage the sufferings of the flood affected people by providing financial assistance, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, released interim flood assistance amounting of Rs 47.93 crore through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to 31,951 families, with each receiving Rs 15,000 in the districts of Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat…

Nearly 97,000 Flood-Hit Families Get Rs 15,000 Each In Assam

The Chief Minister said the list of beneficiaries was still being prepared and around 3,000 more families could be covered in the next phase.

Assam Flood Death Toll Climbs to 105; Over 32,000 People Still Affected - Goemkarponn

Guwahati: Assam’s flood situation continued to improve on Monday, but the death toll from this year’s deluge rose to 105 after one person drowned in floodwaters in Sivasagar district. Despite receding waters, more than 32,000 people remain affected across four districts of the state. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, 31,900 people are still impacted in Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon and Sivasagar. Nagaon continues to be the w…

Assam floods ease, but death toll rises to 105; over 32,000 still affected

Assam’s flood situation improved on Monday, but the death toll rose to 105 after one more drowning. Over 32,000 people remain affected, while the government has released interim aid to thousands of flood-hit families.