Assam CM announces Rs 100-cr package for flood-hit Barak Valley

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today announced a Rs 100-crore package for relief and rehabilitation of the flood-hit people of three districts of the Barak Valley, where the situation remained grim.

A report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) today said nearly two lakh people are still reeling under the deluge in six districts -- Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Hojai, Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi.

Twenty-four people have died in the floods in the state, including three in landslides.

The ASDMA said Karimganj is the worst-affected district with more than 1.25 lakh people hit by the deluge, followed by Cachar where over 27,000 people have been hit.

At present, 394 villages are under water and 3,100 hectares of crop areas have been damaged, it said.

The authorities are running 133 relief camps and distribution centres in four districts, where 27,954 people have taken shelter, the report said.

A release from the Chief Minister's Office said, "In view of the devastating flood that swept across the three districts of Barak Valley, the chief minister announced a flood package of Rs 100 crore for relief and rehabilitation."