Summary:
Nearly 25,000 of the affected people are in the worst-hit Morigaon district, while another 19,000 are in Sonitpur district. The department's warning states, "Heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on 12th September." The state government is seeking an interim central support of nearly Rs 4,000 crore for rebuilding damages. The state government has so far distributed 1.7 lakh quintal of rice, 33,000 quintal of dal, 1,000 quintal of salt and 1.77 litre of mustard oil as relief material. There were also about 30 breaches in embankments across the state.Since the first wave in April, more than 3.97 lakh hectare of crop area has been damaged..