Assam flood situation grim, nearly 2.3 mn people affected in 28 districts

Assam's flood situation remained grim on Monday with a population of nearly 23 lakh affected in 28 districts as the water level of most rivers continue to flow above the danger mark, according to an official bulletin.

The death toll in this year's flood, landslide and storm was 78 with 66 succumbing in the deluge alone.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to arrive at Silchar on Monday and visit a flood relief camp at Fulertal in Cachar district en route to Manipur.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that all relief camps in flood-affected districts are well maintained and stocked with enough essential items till the situation normalises.

He said that the safety and hygiene of flood relief camps was a priority of the government with 'my team reaching out to all people staying there to gather real-time feedback'.

Currently, nearly 23 lakh people in 3,446 villages of 28 districts were affected while 68,432.75 hectares of cropland have been inunda