Floods hit 2.11 lakh people in Assam

Guwahati: In the wake of incessant rains for the last few days, which led to floods in 16 districts of Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi directed the administration to take steps for keeping food, medicine and other essential commodities ready to face any exigencies.

 

At a high level meeting here on Friday evening, the Chief Minister directed Chief Secretary V.K. Pipersenia to keep adequate food, medicine, drinking water etc. ready for the affected people, said a government release.

 

Gogoi directed the state administration to do everything for relief and rescue operations in the wake of the floods that have hit 2.11 lakh people. Instructing the state machinery to take steps for keeping additional boats ready that may have to be pressed into service for rescuing the affected people, he directed the Public Health Engineering Department to provide drinking water to the affected people along with chlorine sachets to avert any health related hazard.