A report from Haflong, the headquarters of Dima Hasao which has been among the affected districts, said that efforts are on to restore communication channels to all parts of the hill district.
Four more people died in the deluge in Assam taking the toll to 18, while floodwaters entered new areas pushing the number of affected districts to 31, a government bulletin said on Saturday. However, the number of people hit by the calamity decreased marginally to 6,80,118 lakh, the Assam State Dis
Many passengers were airlifted by the Indian Air Force even as incessant rain impeded rescue operations which were underway since Saturday, reported PTI.
Around 2 lakh people in 20 districts of Assam have been affected by floods, with the hill district of Dima Hasao getting cut off from the rest of the state after landslides triggered by incessant rain snapped rail and road links, an official bulletin said on Monday.