Amit Shah Assures Central Team For Flood-Hit Assam After Speaking To Himanta Biswa Sarma

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to review the severe flood situation in the state and assured him that an Inter-Ministerial Central Team would soon visit Assam to assess the damage caused by the floods.

Sharing the update on social media, Chief Minister Sarma said the Home Minister enquired about the situation and assured that the Central team would conduct an on-ground assessment to evaluate the extent of the destruction and facilitate the Centre’s support for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction.

Expressing gratitude to the Union Home Minister, Sarma said the Centre had extended full support to Assam during one of the state’s worst flood spells in recent years.

The Chief Minister said flash floods, triggered by cloudbursts in upstream areas and intensified by exceptionally heavy rainfall, had caused widespread devastation across several districts.

A short while ago, I received a call from Hon’ble Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji.

In view of the unprecedented flood situation in Assam, he informed me that an Inter-Ministerial Central Team will soon visit the State to assess the extent of the damage and help determine the…

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 23, 2026

Rainfall reached 436 per cent above normal in parts of Assam, affecting over nine lakh people across 1,800 villages in 25 districts and claiming 41 lives.

Rescue operations continue with the IAF, NDRF and SDRF, while more than 148 relief camps are sheltering nearly 30,000 people and distributing essential supplies.

Chief Minister Sarma said the state government, in coordination with the Centre, is preparing a comprehensive rehabilitation package for affected families. He added that Assam also plans to hold discussions with neighbouring states to improve coordination in tackling the impact of upstream cloudbursts and strengthening preparedness for future flood-related disasters.

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