The flood situation in Assam remained unchanged even on Tuesday particularly in Goalpara, Dhubri and Kamrup districts of the State, which had witnessed severe flooding since last 48 hours due to incessant rainfall in the State as well as in neighbouring Meghalaya.
Unofficial sources said that at least 12 people died in the flood hit districts even as lakhs of people are still stranded in their homes and waiting to be rescued.
The Assam Government has pressed into service the personnel of Army, the National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF) to help the rescue and relief operation in flood hit areas and requisitioned helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a stand by measure to help the marooned people.
People from flood-hit areas have been shifted to 78 number of relief camps set up by the concerned district administration, a statement issued by the Assam Government said on Tuesday while adding that a team of engineers had also been sent to restore the bridge on the National Highway at Krishnai, which was damaged by the floods.
At least ten teams of NDRF, SDRF and Army worked round the clock to evacuate people to safer locations and relief camps Unofficial sources said that at least eight people have died in floods since last 48 hours in Goalpara district while two people died due to landslide triggered by incessant rains in Guwahati on the wee hours today. Yesterday also two people died in Guwahati due to floods and landslide.
Officials of the SDRF said that the state government has launched massive, well-coordinated efforts to help the people in the flood affected areas.Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had reviewed the flood situation and ongoing rescue and relief efforts on Monday and announced that the state would raise two more companies of SDRF to augment the trained manpower availability.