Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth chaired a meeting of top Central officials to assess the unprecedented floods in the state which has claimed over 35 lives. Assam Chief Secretary P C Sharma and state government officials participated in the meeting via video-conference.
An official spokesperson said the floods have damaged railway lines in some parts of the state and action was being taken to restore the same.
The spokesperson said there was adequate stock of food grains in the state.
However, Centre has assured all possible help to the state government in dealing with the situation, the spokesperson said.
The meeting was attended by Home Secretary R K Singh, Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, Health Secretary P K Pradhan, Water Resources Secretary D V Singh, Railway Board Chairman V K Mittal and Director General Border Roads Organisation S Ravi Shankar among others.
The Home Ministry yesterday had deployed 15 teams of National Disaster Rescue Force comprising 548 personnel along with 60 boats and other necessary equipment to carry out rescue and relief operations in flood-hit districts of Assam.
Around 11 lakh people in 2,084 villages in 22 districts are in the grip of the worst floods since 2004 which have destroyed standing crops in over 43,400 hectares, state government officials said.
As many as 173 relief camps have so far been set up for the succour of the flood victims.
An Indian Air Force helicopter has been deployed for air dropping food packets and rescue the marooned.
