Assam floods: new apps coordinate relief amid chaos
Over 168,000 people in 15 districts of Assam remain affected by floods, with 10,111 persons displaced and sheltering in 50 relief camps, according to ANI. As water levels of the Dikhow and…
Over 168,000 people in 15 districts of Assam remain affected by floods, with 10,111 persons displaced and sheltering in 50 relief camps, according to ANI. As water levels of the Dikhow and…
National Herald India reports that the Assam floods were a preventable catastrophe driven by administrative negligence, illegal sand and stone mining, and disregard for scientific warnings. Despite a 2019 Gauhati High Court…
Assam Tribune reports that long after floodwaters receded, nearly 60 stone crushing units in Sivasagar's Bihubar area remain buried under silt, with machinery damaged and vehicles stranded. The destruction has left hundreds…
Floods in Assam have killed 98 people across 13 districts, with Cachar the worst hit at 22 deaths, ASDMA data shows. Over 1.55 lakh people remain displaced, 55 relief camps are running,…
Schools in Assam's flood-hit districts will reopen from August 10 wherever campuses are functional, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu announced on Friday. Restoration work, including removal of silt, is underway. In Sivasagar district…
Actor Anupam Kher has donated Rs 5 lakh to the Assam Chief Minister's Relief Fund for families hit by devastating floods. Comedian Samay Raina separately contributed Rs 10 lakh. Kher urged people…
True Hope Foundation has launched a two-day relief mission in Tengahola Gaon, Sivasagar district, where floods have destroyed 65 houses. The initiative, running on August 7 and 8, provides ration kits, beds,…
Assam will begin a door-to-door assessment of flood-hit households in four worst-affected districts from August 9, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday. The first phase will run until August 30,…
Comedian Samay Raina has donated Rs 10 lakh to the Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund as floods continue to affect communities across the state. The Chief Minister’s Office acknowledged the contribution on…
The Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuva-Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) has urged the Centre to extend the online self-enumeration deadline for Census 2027, citing floods and landslides that left thousands without electricity or internet. In a…