Guwahati, June 22: The flood situation remains grim inAssamwith more than four lakh people reeling under the impact of floodwater that has affected more than 19 districts of the state. The death toll in this year's flood, landslides and storm has reached 37, while one person is missing, the officials said.
Indicating a marginal improvement in the flood situation in some of the districts due to fall in the intensity of rainfall, official sources said that altogether 3,90,491 people remained affected in Kamrup, Tamulpur, Hailakandi, Udalguri, Hojai, Dhubri, Barpeta, Biswanath, Nalbari, Bongaigaon, Baksa, Karimganj, South Salmara, Goalpara, Darrang, Bajali, Nagaon, Cachar and Kamrup Metropolitan districts as on Saturday.
More than 100 relief camps, sheltering over 15,000 people, have been opened, while another 125 relief distribution centres are also functional.
Meanwhile Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, both at the Centre and in Assam, of betraying the people by failing to deliver on their promise to make the state flood-free.
“The flood situation in Assam is grim. Lakhs of people are affected in 15 districts and 37 people have lost their lives, till now. Congress party stands in solidarity with the people of Assam. Our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims. We expect the Modi Govt and Assam Govt to provide prompt assistance, relief and compensation to the affected people,” said Mr Kharge wrote in a social media post.
Taking a swipe at the PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre, Mr Kharge said, “The people of the state have been squarely betrayed by the ‘double engine’ promise of Modi and Shah to make Assam a ‘flood-free state’.”
“In the past 10 years, on every issue, Modi Govt has only indulged in the politics of lies, deceit and treachery! India suffers due to the BJP,” the Congress chief added in his post.
