Assam drowns every year, but floods still not a national calamity
Year after year, as monsoon rains lash Assam, vast areas of land disappear under water, houses crumble, crops are destroyed, and lives are lost.
Year after year, as monsoon rains lash Assam, vast areas of land disappear under water, houses crumble, crops are destroyed, and lives are lost.
Gogoi highlighted the insufficient actions taken over the past eight years by the BJP government at both state and central levels, referring to them as the “double-engine” government.
Gandhi slammed the BJP's "double engine government" for the "gross and grave mismanagement", saying they had come to power with promises of a "flood-free Assam."
Assam is experiencing a second wave of flooding due to the heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh and several districts within Assam.
The incessant rains have exacerbated the problem, with all major rivers in the state flowing well above the danger mark.
The current surge of floods has affected about 45,000 residents in the Morigaon region of Assam, the flood situation there…
The services of passenger and freight trains were disrupted in the second week of May, 2022 in the wake of landslides and water logging due to incessant rains.
In a letter to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Dalai Lama expressed concern over the unprecedented flood caused by excessive rainfall in the state that has led to extensive loss of life, and devastation of the property while displacing millions of people over the last week.
Central Government has released an advance of Rs 324 Crore from SDRF to the state of Assam for battling the flood situation.
In the pre-monsoon flood, around one lakh people, including 24,965 children and 32,827 women, were affected in the Cachar district alone.
