Over 22.17 lakh people in 27 of Assam s 35 districts are still marooned due to the ongoing floods, which, along with landslides, have killed 174 people so far, officials said on Saturday.
Climate change is making Assam floods worse. These floods are yet another reminder for all of us, that climate change is real and it is ravaging lives and livelihoods.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called up Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to enquire about the current flood situation in the state and assured all possible help from the Centre.