Assam floods: Rajnath Singh takes aerial survey of affected areas with CM Sarbananda Sonowal

Guwahati: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who arrived here on Saturday to review the flood situation, went on an aerial survey of flood-affected areas with Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

“Home Minister accompanied by CM Assam Sarbananda Sonwal and Jitendra Singh (DONER minister) conducting aerial survey of flood hit areas (in Assam),” the Home Minister’s office (HMO) tweeted.

HM accompanied by CM Assam Shri @sarbanandsonwal and Dr. Jitendra Singh conducting aerial survey of flood hit areas pic.twitter.com/E7YNVfCzSD

— गृहमंत्री कार्यालय, HMO India (@HMOIndia) July 30, 2016

Singh is also to visit the Bhagatgaon camp set up for the flood-affected residents in Morigaon district and meet the state government officials before returning to Delhi in the evening.

“He will survey Nagaon, Morigaon and Kaziranga. Home Minister will also meet the people affected by the Assam floods at Bhatgaon camp in Morigaon district,” HHMO said in another tweet.

HM reached Guwahati to visit the flood affected areas of Assam. He will survey Nagaon, Morigaon and Kaziranga pic.twitter.com/f0pFnl4Ilt

— गृहमंत्री कार्यालय, HMO India (@HMOIndia) July 30, 2016

The Home Minister Shri @rajnathsingh will also meet the people affected by the Assam floods at Bhatgaon camp in Morigaon district

— गृहमंत्री कार्यालय, HMO India (@HMOIndia) July 30, 2016

Singh on Saturday morning left for Assam to take stock of the situation following heavy rain and floods that have left at least 20 persons dead and over 17 lakh affected across the state’s 21 districts.

Earlier in the morning Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said he would be accompanying Singh during his visit to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

“Leaving with Rajnathji for Arunachal-Assam flood survey,” Rijiju tweeted.

Leaving with Rajnath ji for Arunachal-Assam flood survey. https://t.co/f0TKI9iikp

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) July 30, 2016