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Datanomics: Floods in N-E states spotlight poor funding allocation
There has been a steady rise in the share of flood-related deaths in the northeastern states
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Villagers carry their harvested crop in a country boat after floodwater submerged their paddy fields, at Mayong, in Morigaon district of Assam, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Photo: PTI)
The ongoing floods in the Northeast (NE) have wreaked havoc, with the death toll rising to 36 and over 550,000 people affected so far in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and other states of the region. The natural disaster has again highlighted inadequate financial resources in the region, with the own tax revenues of even the largest economy — Assam — were projected to contribute just 30 per cent of revenue receipts in 2025–26 (BE).
