The flood related death toll have reached to 44 in Assam this year on Wednesday, even as the flood have affected 24 districts of the State marooning over 17 lakh people and rendering several thousands homeless in different flood hit districts.
The Assam State Disaster management Authority (ASDMA) on Wednesday said that five people have died in last 24 hours in Majuli, Sivsagar, Dhemaji, Golaghat and Nagaon districts taking the death toll to 44 as on on Wednesday.
A total of 17,18,135 people have been affected in 24 districts and the district administration had to open up close to 300 relief camps housing over 31,000 people in different districts.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited flood hit Majuli, and Kaziranga national park and inspected relief camps and talked to the camp inmates. He also took stock of the relief materials being provided to the camp inmates in the island district.
Sonowal also asked the district administration to swing its men into action for the relief and rescue operations and provide all facilities including pure drinking water to the flood affected people. He also took stock of the medical facilities being provided to the camp in-mates especially elderly people and children.
The Chief Minister has also asked the administration to ensure supply of nutritional baby food to three relief camps and three distribution centres in the district. Moreover, strict instruction was also issued so that no flood victim is denied of relief materials.
The Chief Minister visited three relief camps at Kamalabari and Garmur areas and spent time with the flood-hit people and assured them to provide everything possible.