"Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who jetted off to New Delhi on Wednesday, would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprise him of preliminary damage of the third wave of flood that lashed the state affecting 24 districts," an official statement said.
Besides drawing the attention of the Prime Minister on the destruction caused by the flood affecting nearly 34 lakh people, Sonowal would also discuss the probable modus operandi for thrashing out a permanent solution to flood and erosion.
While paying a day-long visit to Guwahati, Modi had announced a total package of Rs 2,350 crore for the North East.
"Chief Minister Sonowal would also request Narendra Modi to constitute an inter-ministerial team headed by a Cabinet Minister to visit the flood ravaged Assam and assess the post flood impact and loss in terms of lives and properties," the statement said.
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Sonowal would also request Modi to involve neighbouring states and Bhutan for hammering out a permanent solution to flood in Assam.
Sonowal is likely to hold discussion with the line departments in New Delhi regarding studying the course of the Brahmaputra and carrying out dredging throughout the entire course of the river from Sadiya to Dhubri, it added.
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