Army jawans on recsue mission in flood-hit Assam & Bihar

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jul 28 2016 | 8:57 PM IST
Army jawans have been deployed to rescue people in the flooded regions of Assam and Bihar.
On request from the civil administration, the Army has swung into rescue operations in the flood-affected regions of Golaghat, Jorhat, Bongaigaon, Goalpara and Chirang districts of Assam and Katihar district of Bihar, army officials said.
One team of approximately 50 persons each alongwith engineer assets and speed boats were dispatched to Golaghat, Jorhat, Bongaigaon, Goalpara & Chirang districts of Assam.
So far approximately 250 people were rescued by the Army and the operations were still continuing, they said.
Moreover, two columns each having approximate strength of 80 alongwith eight speed boats were rushed to Karwa and Balrampur sub-division of Katihar district, Bihar last evening.
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First Published: Jul 28 2016 | 8:57 PM IST

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