Rainfall in last 24 hours have inundated Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Baksa, Lakhimpur

GUWAHATI: Rainfall in last 24 hours has inundated new areas, the flood water is again inundating areas of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Baksa, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts. The death toll in the present wave of flood stood at 71.

Around 19 districts are facing the fury of monsoon. Dhemaji, Biswanath, Darrang, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup (M), Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat and Cachar, are having flood. Around 28, 01, 329 people are affected.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited the flood affected areas of Goalpara district and took stock of the damages. He also interacted with the flood affected people in those areas. During the visit he assessed the damages caused to the roads and bridges by Singowa river floods.


Chief Minister directed the water resources department officials to constitute an inspection committee for ensuring the safety of the embankments in the district. He also instructed the department to conduct a study on all the rivers flowing through Goalpara. Reviewing the functioning of Inland Water Transport Department, the Chief Minister directed to ensure safety of people travelling by boats at different ghats of the district and register all the boats.