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Central team arrives in Assam to assess flood damage

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Press Trust of India Guwahati

An inter-ministerial team of the Central government reached Assam on Tuesday to visit and assess the flood affected areas.

The Central team will have a meeting with senior officials of Assam Government on the damage and loss of the human lives, and properties under various departments, an official release said.

After that, the team will leave for their field visit in concerned districts on Wednesday, it added.

"The team will visit the districts -- Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Morigaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Dibrugarh -- for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation in the wake of floods in 2019 in the state," the statement said.

 

During their visit, the team will interact and discuss with the district administration and other concerned departmental officials.

The team will leave for New Delhi on Friday.

At least 91 people were killed and several lakh were affected in flood in Assam this year.

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First Published: Sep 03 2019 | 7:10 PM IST

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