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Updated On: 05 August, 2026 02:56 PM IST | Tarun Verma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited flood relief camps and affected areas in Sivasagar during his five-day tour of Upper Assam. He reviewed relief measures, distributed financial assistance to victims' families and assured full government support as the flood death toll rose to 89. (Pics/PTI)


Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is on a five-day visit to Upper Assam to assess the recent flood disaster. He first visited the relief camp set up at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology campus in Sivasagar

CM Sarma during his visit asked the district administration to ensure adequate food, safe drinking water, healthcare services and all essential facilities for children, elderly persons and women staying at the camp

At the relief camp, Sarma handed over cheques of Rs 5 lakh each as one-time financial assistance to the next of kin of 10 persons who lost their lives in the devastating floods

Assam CM assured the flood-affected people that the Government of Assam stands firmly beside every affected family during this difficult time and will extend all possible assistance for their rehabilitation and reconstruction

Currently, the flood situation in Assam remained grim on Wednesday, with overnight rains threatening fresh inundation in low-lying areas even as the death toll reached 89 and more than 1.22 lakh people remained affected across five districts
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