Focus on healthcare, power restoration, sanitation in flood-hit areas: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday (August 2, 2026) began a tour of the State’s worst flood-hit districts to assess the damage and oversee relief and rehabilitation operations.

Beginning his tour with eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district, he said the government machinery was focusing on medical and animal healthcare, drinking water supply, power restoration, and sanitation to help the affected areas return to normality at the earliest.

Sharing data on his social media handles, he said the recurring floods affected 11.45 lakh people across 25 districts, claiming 82 human and countless animal lives between April 29 and August 1. According to the data, 63 of the 82 people who have died so far were from Sivasagar and Charaideo districts.

“As Assam moves from relief to recovery, our work on the ground continues,” the Chief Minister said, adding that a comprehensive State-wide flood damage assessment would begin on August 9.