Assam govt releases Rs 160 cr interim flood relief to 75k worst-hit families

The Assam government on Monday released the first tranche of around Rs 160 crore interim relief to over 75,000 households that were the worst affected in this year’s floods, officials said. 

The toll in the deluge this year rose to 85 as three more deaths were reported on Sunday even as the number of affected people dipped to 1.35 lakh, they said.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is touring the worst-affected districts in Upper Assam, released the first tranche of interim relief from Dibrugarh. Around 75,000 families with severely damaged houses in Sivasagar, Chariadeo, Jorhat and Golaghat districts received Rs 15,000 each, the officials



said.

Subsidy under Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar scheme was also released for affected eligible families. Sarma had earlier announced several interim relief measures for the worst-hit districts, which will be covered with donations received in the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

The CM, in a social media post, said, “~Rs 160 crore has been credited directly into the bank accounts of families affected by the #AssamFloods.

This morning, I transferred the promised interim assistance of Rs 15,000 each to nearly 75,000 of the worst-hit households across the four districts, along with the state subsidy under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana to those eligible.”