New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reached Assam to take take stock of the situation in flood-affected areas of the state.
At least 21 persons were killed and over 18 lakh affected due to floods in the state's 21 districts. Over 2 lakh people are in relief camps across 22 districts. Nine rivers including the Brahmaputra are flowing above danger-mark.
The minister is expected to make an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Nagaon, Morigaon and Kaziranga in Assam.
He will also visit Bhagatgaon camp set up for the flood-affected residents in Morigaon district and meet Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and state government officials before returning to Delhi in the evening.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had visited flood-affected areas in Dhubri and Chirang districts on Friday and directed the district administration to accelerate relief and rescue operations.
The Chief Minister visited a relief camp set up at Pratap Chandra Higher Secondary School at Gauripur and took stock of the medical, drinking water and other ancillary facilities being given to the people lodged there.
Asking the administration to take special care of all kinds of medical emergencies and the health of the infants, children and elderly people in the relief camps, Sonowal directed the medical department to keep an eye to tackle the outbreak of any epidemic.
He also directed the veterinary and animal husbandry department to supply fodder stock in adequate quantity.
The Chief Minister convened a review meeting with the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and other line departments and took stock of the relief and rescue operations pressed in to help the marooned people.
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