Guwahati, Aug 18 : Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and apprised him of the situation arising out of the 3rd wave of flood in the State and requested him to send a second Central team to Assam and assess the widespread damages caused by the third wave of flood in the State. Mr Purohit submitted a detailed report of the flood that inundated 27 districts affecting more that 33 lakh people to the Prime Minister. He also drew Modi’s attention of the widespread destruction that the current wave of flood has perpetrated on the lives and property of the state. He also informed the Prime Minister that the Lower Assam districts that remained unaffected by previous waves of flood, this time bore brunt of the deluge which have caused huge devastation including snapping off rail-link temporarily. Giving an account of the initial estimates of the damages, Purohit informed the Prime Minister that the current wave of flood has already submerged 82 revenue circles and around 2,970 revenue villages, affecting 1,43,123 hectares of crop area in the state. The flood also took a toll on the infrastructural health of the state like embankments, roads, bridges etc. Mr Purohit sought financial support from the centre and help the State Government to recoup the large scale losses to the rural and agrarian economy. Prime Minister Modi gave a patient hearing and expressed concern about the situation and assured all central assistance to help the State to tide over the problem. UNI
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