Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Nadda Reviews Assam Flood Relief, Rehabilitation, and Health Measures
Assam is a state in India that gets flooded by rivers when it rains a lot.
This year the floods have been very bad.
A very important minister from the central government, named J P Nadda, came to visit.
He wanted to see how people are being helped.
He went to places called Sivasagar and Dibrugarh.
He met families whose loved ones died in the floods.
He talked with the Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, about how to help people.
The floods have taken the lives of 95 people this year.
About 1,60,000 people are affected in 14 districts.
The government is working together to make sure everyone gets food, medicine, and a safe place to stay.
Union minister J P Nadda reviewed flood relief, rehabilitation and healthcare measures in Assam alongside Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and senior state officials.
Nadda visited flood-affected areas of Sivasagar and met with families of the deceased.
A high-level review meeting was held at the chief minister's secretariat in Dibrugarh.
Six more deaths on Wednesday took Assam's flood toll this year to 95.
Around 1.6 lakh people are affected across 14 districts of Assam.
- Who
- Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and senior state government officials
- What
- A high-level review of ongoing relief, rehabilitation and healthcare measures for flood-affected areas of Assam, which have seen the death toll rise to 95 this year
- When
- Wednesday, August 5
- Where
- Assam, including flood-affected Sivasagar and the chief minister's secretariat in Dibrugarh
- Why
- To ensure timely assistance reaches every affected family and to strengthen the roadmap for rehabilitation and recovery
- Death toll this year
- 95
- People affected
- 1.6 lakh
- Districts affected
- 14
- New deaths on Aug 5
- 6
- Review meeting venue
- Chief minister's secretariat, Dibrugarh
- Areas visited by Nadda
- Sivasagar