Assam Floods

Expert consultation needed to resolve flood, erosion from Bhutan waters: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Himanta Biswa Sarma underlined that a study was needed on how the water flowing in from Bhutan could be channelised so that erosion along the river banks was controlled

Assam floods: Why Brahmaputra river basin management is the need of the hour

If India wants to emerge as a superpower it has to take calculated risk of opting for ambitious projects and aggressively work towards its completion

Assam floods: At least 30,000 to 40,000 houses damaged, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Assam chief minister has requested Home Minister Amit Shah to release an advance amount from the National Disaster Response Fund for the rehabilitation of the flood-hit people

Centre, Assam govt working together to minimise people's problems during floods: PM Modi

"I have been regularly speaking with the Chief Minister and others," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi

President Ram Nath Kovind calls Assam CM Himanta Sarma, enquires about flood situation in the state

Assam faced devastating floods this year which claimed 180 lives and affected 90 lakh people so far

Climate change, poor planning: Decoding Assam's mounting flood ferocity

Assam University's former professor of environmental science Dr Abhik Gupta said hill cutting and deforestation, along with climate change, compound flood problems

Assam floods: Death toll rises to 173 after 14 more fatalities; Man arrested for Silchar embankment breach

A man was arrested in Assam's Cachar district for the breach of an embankment of the Barak river, which led to the devastating floods in Silchar town

Assam floods: Situation worsens as 31.54 lakh in 26 districts affected, 12 dead in last 24 hours

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a virtual conference with deputy commissioners and asked them to provide relief and ensure the rehabilitation of affected people at the earliest

Explained: The Assam floods and the unfolding of a food and water crisis

The deluge in Assam, which has affected nearly 25 lakh people, has caused a severe shortage of food and water. Water sources have become either inaccessible or polluted, making life almost unlivable in the eastern state

Assam floods: Situation improves marginally in few districts; toll rises to 118

However, Silchar town continues to remain under water for the sixth day in a row, while Cachar district administration is engaged in rescue operations to evacuate marooned people to safety from there