Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, chaired a review meeting on Friday over the Assam floods in Guwahati.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), nearly 8.9 million people in the state have been affected by the flood and landslides that struck Assam this year.
The disasters have claimed 192 lives in the state so far. Around 2.40 lakh hectares of cropland in 34 districts have been affected by the flood.
Nearly 5.39 lakh people in 12 districts are still affected by the deluge. 38,751 people are still lodged in 114 relief camps in eight districts.
The Home Minister, who is on a three-day visit to the State, will on Saturday chair a regional meeting on ‘Drug Trafficking and National Security’ in Assam to discuss the drug scenario in the North-Eastern Region and ways to mitigate it.
The meeting will be held in Guwahati. Chief Ministers and Director Generals of Police of all North Eastern states will participate, a government source said.