Assam Flood|Center releases Rs 346 crore in battling the situation

The flood situation in Assam continued to remain serious on Wednesday with over 26 lakh people across the state still affected.

To help Assam in battling the flood situation, the central government will release Rs 346 crores, in the first phase, under the Flood Management Program (FMP) scheme.

The central government will release the first installment of Rs 346 crore soon under the "Flood Management programme", a statement from the Chief Minister's office said.

Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat held a video conference with Sonowal and took stock of the flood situation in the state. The Chief Minister apprised Sekhawat about the scale of devastation caused by the current wave of flood along with erosion in the state and various steps taken by the state government to manage the situation.

Mr Shekhawat urged Mr Sonowal to send more proposals for sanctioning under the Disaster Risk Management Fund, which will enable the state government to receive more funds from the Centre, it added.

As per a bulletin by Central Water Commission (CWC), Brahmaputra, Dhansiri, Jia Bharali, Kopili, Beki, Kushiyara and Sankosh rivers continued to flow above the danger mark at several places.