# Assam advisory: don’t shelter unaccompanied flood-hit children 2026-08-08T06:33:10+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Guwahati: The State Child Protection Society (SCPS) Assam has warned that children separated from families during floods face higher risks of trafficking, abuse, and exploitation, and has issued an advisory urging the public not to take such children home or arrange adoptions. The advisory, under Mission Vatsalya and the state women and child development department, says any decision on care, restoration, or adoption must follow the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The SCPS asks people to report separated, injured, or abandoned children to the police, 112, or Child Helpline 1098, and not to upload photos or personal details of such children on social media. It also cautions against crowding, filming, or interviewing children in relief camps. Separately, civil society group Just Rights for Children has called for stricter vigilance at railway stations and on trains in Assam and West Bengal, and has written to the Railway Protection Force for increased surveillance. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com Tags: Assam, child protection, flood, trafficking Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/assam-advisory-dont-shelter-unaccompanied-flood-hit-children/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/assam-advisory-dont-shelter-unaccompanied-flood-hit-children/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.