On Sunday, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam's chief minister, announced that two lakh
On Sunday, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam's chief minister, announced that two lakh women affected by floods will receive traditional 'mekhela chador' from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Children will also get clothing like t-shirts. The BJP plans to collect Rs 12 crore from party workers for relief efforts in districts including Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, and Golaghat, where at least 6.5 lakh people have been impacted by floods this year.
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.
“"The Assam BJP aims to collect Rs 12 crore from party workers to help the flood-affected people in the state. We will give clothes to two lakh women and two lakh children," he said.”— verbatim excerpt from NDTV
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