With 21 more deaths reported in the past 24 hours, the toll in Assam floods has climbed to 62, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.
“Assam flood death toll now stands at 62.
May the departed souls rest in eternal peace,” Sarma wrote on X.
Yesterday, he said that death toll could rise further as rescue teams have still not been able to to reach many affected areas due to intense flooding.
“The situation continues to be grim with close to 11 lakh people affected in over 2,000 villages. Our Ministers are on ground overseeing the relief efforts, I will visit the affected districts again in 2-3 days to personally monitor relief measures,” he said.
Over 41,000 people are in 162 relief camps set up to shelter the affected.
“Around Rs 111cr has been already released to districts to effectively deal with this challenge and we will scale up as and when needed,” Sarma said.
He informed that over 14,000 quintals of rice, 2,000 quintals of dal, 58,820 liters of mustard oil, among other items, have been distributed to the people.
Mobile units of Health, Animal Husbandry Department are present in every location to ensure no disease outbreak and promptly treat the affected, he said.
“I will also have a discussion with officers of Indian Army and Indian Air Force on how we can reach 100 per cent of our people stuck in the floods and streamline air dropping methods,” he said.
A Central team will visit Assam shortly to assess the damage caused by floods.
“Our assesment teams will also start visiting the affected areas and immediately upload the real extent of damages via a mobile app,” the Chief Minister added.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Reviews Relief Efforts as Assam Floods Claim 62 Lives, Central Team to Assess Damage
