PM Modi reviews Assam floods as over 4.45 lakh remain affected; Centre steps up relief
PM Narendra Modi reviewed the Assam flood situation with state MPs, as over 4.45 lakh people remain affected across six districts.
Floodwaters have submerged 631 villages, with Sivasagar, Golaghat, Charaideo, Jorhat, Nagaon and Kamrup (Metropolitan) districts impacted.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reported a decline in affected numbers from 5.24 lakh to 4.45 lakh, with no new fatalities; death toll stands at 68.
The Dhansiri (South) river was flowing above danger level at Numaligarh in Golaghat, while NDRF, SDRF and civil defence personnel continue rescue operations.
Assam Assembly Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass announced that most legislators would donate one month's salary for flood relief, along with secretariat staff donating one day's salary.
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