BJP Seeks ₹12 Crore from Workers as Floods Recede, Opposition Calls Relief Efforts Inadequate
On July 25, 2026, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam's Chief Minister, announced that the ruling BJP would seek ₹12 crore from party workers to distribute clothes and aid flood victims; about 94% of over 7.5 lakh affected people are in Charaideo, Jorhat, and Sivasagar districts. The floods, causing 66 deaths, are receding but still affect 6.5 lakh people. Pijush Hazarika, Agriculture Minister, pledged free paddy seeds to farmers within days. Meanwhile, opposition leader Gaurav Gogoi criticized the government's relief efforts as inadequate and politically motivated.
10 AUG 2026
— The Hindu
The Assam flood situation remains critical, with a death toll of 100 and over 1.4 lakh people affected across seven districts.
— NDTV
The Assam floods have claimed 100 lives, displacing over 1.3 lakh people and inundating 11,933 hectares of crops across 10 districts.
22 AUG 2026
— Al Jazeera
Heavy rains between July 18-20 caused the Dikhow River to swell, resulting in over 100 deaths and the displacement of 700,000 people in Assam, India.
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