#floods

Assam Shifts to Digital Flood Damage Assessment as Death Toll Hits 98

Assam adopts digital surveys to expedite flood relief as the death toll reaches 98 and heavy rains threaten further landslides and infrastructure damage.

Bibar Daimary • 8 Aug 2026

Assam Jatiya Parishad Launches Massive Rice Seedling Relief Mission

Lurinjyoti Gogoi and party volunteers are distributing one lakh rice seedlings to help flood-hit farmers in Upper Assam recover their livelihoods.

Timungpi Terang • 8 Aug 2026

Assam Chief Minister Inspects Flood Damage in Darrang

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma visited flood-hit Darrang district Saturday to inspect breached embankments and promised financial aid to local families.

Timungpi Terang • 8 Aug 2026

Assam Launches Digital Flood Assessment as Death Toll Hits 98

Assam begins digital flood damage surveys on August 9 to fast-track relief as the state death toll reaches 98 and over 1.55 lakh people remain displaced.

Bibar Daimary • 8 Aug 2026

Assam Floods Drive Vegetable Prices Up Across Shillong

Floods in Assam are choking supply lines to Shillong, forcing vegetable prices higher as local traders and residents struggle with rising costs.

Walrik Marak • 8 Aug 2026

Assam Flood Toll Hits 98 as State Prepares Digital Damage Assessment

Assam flood deaths reach 98 with over 1.55 lakh people affected. Government launches a digital survey on August 9 to fast-track relief and damage claims.

Timungpi Terang • 8 Aug 2026

Climate Change Destabilizes Assam Floods

Climate change and human expansion are making Assam floods more frequent and unpredictable, with experts warning of intense rainfall and glacier melt.

Bibar Daimary • 8 Aug 2026

Climate Change Fuels Deadly Assam Floods

Assam floods are growing more frequent and unpredictable as climate change and human activity disrupt the Brahmaputra river basin, experts warn.

Bibar Daimary • 7 Aug 2026

Assam Power Teams Race to Restore Flood-Hit Grid

Assam utility crews are working 24/7 to repair damaged power infrastructure across four flood-stricken districts in the state's Upper region.

Bibar Daimary • 7 Aug 2026

Assam Pushes for Rapid Flood Damage Assessments

Assam officials are launching a door-to-door survey and tech-based assessments to speed up relief payments for flood-hit residents in four districts.

Timungpi Terang • 7 Aug 2026

Gaurav Gogoi slams flood alert failure after ISRO data confirms timely monitoring

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi demands answers on why Assam flood alerts failed despite ISRO providing real-time data to state officials.

Bibar Daimary • 7 Aug 2026

Bir Lachit Sena Defies Assam CM Over Flood Relief Collections

Shrinkhal Chaliha of Bir Lachit Sena is ignoring the Assam Chief Minister's order to stop private flood relief efforts in the Sivasagar district.

Timungpi Terang • 7 Aug 2026

Assam Congress Leader Hits Out Over Failed Flood Loan Relief

Debabrata Saikia claims Assam banks are ignoring a state-ordered EMI moratorium, hitting flood victims with unfair bounce fees and penalties.

Timungpi Terang • 7 Aug 2026

Assam Cracks Down on Roadside Fundraising as Rail Links Resume

Assam bans rogue flood relief collectors and shifts rail travel to diesel engines to protect flood victims sheltering near tracks in Sivasagar.

Timungpi Terang • 7 Aug 2026

Gaurav Gogoi Slams Assam Flood Warning Delays

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi demands answers after the Centre revealed that ISRO sends flood data to Assam authorities within six hours of acquisition.

Bibar Daimary • 7 Aug 2026

BTC Chief Mohilary Leads Relief Mission to Flood-Stricken Sivasagar

BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary brought a 104-member team to distribute essential aid to families trapped by rising floodwaters in Sivasagar, Assam.

Bibar Daimary • 6 Aug 2026

Assam Flood Death Toll Hits 97 as Schools Prepare to Reopen

Assam flood deaths reached 97 as 168,701 remain affected across 15 districts. Schools aim for an August 10 reopening despite ongoing infrastructure damage.

Bibar Daimary • 6 Aug 2026

ISRO flood data questioned as Assam residents face warning delays

ISRO provided 33 flood maps to Assam this year, but officials face heat over allegations that the state failed to warn residents of incoming disasters.

Timungpi Terang • 6 Aug 2026

Northeast Frontier Railway Restores Assam Tracks With Diesel-Only Rule

Floods damaged Simaluguri rail tracks. The Northeast Frontier Railway restored service but switched to diesel trains to keep local families safe.

Bibar Daimary • 6 Aug 2026

Assam Cracks Down on Roadside Relief Scams as Schools Prepare to Reopen

Assam mandates flood relief reform, halts illegal roadside donations, boosts school funding, and readies classrooms for an August 10 reopening.

Timungpi Terang • 6 Aug 2026