Guwahati: The Union Home Minister Shri
Rajnath Singh has said that the flood situation in Assam is grim but the Chief
Minister and his team are doing well in managing the situation. He
visited Assam today to take stock of the
situation in the flood-affected areas. Rajnath Singh, accompanied by Chief
Minister of Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of State
(Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO,
Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra
Singh, conducted an aerial survey of the worst hit districts of Nagaon,
Morigaon and Kaziranga.
Later the Union Home Minister chaired a
high level meeting with Shri Sonowal, Dr. Jitendra Singh and Senior Officers of
the Ministry of Home Affairs and State Government to review the flood rescue
and relief operations.
Shri Rajnath Singh said the situation is
grim but the Chief Minister and his team are doing well in managing the
situation. He said the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are
working on the ground. The NDRF along with the State Disaster Response Force
(SDRF) and Army have saved more than 6,000 lives in Assam, he added.
The Union Home Minister said it is
heartwarming to see the government and other political representatives helping
the rescue and relief operations. Shri Rajnath Singh said the Centre is ready
to provide all possible help. “I have received a memorandum from Assam
government. An inter-ministerial Central team will soon visit Assam,” he added.
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