The flood and landslides that hit Assam this year have reportedly had an impact on up to 8.9 million residents of the state, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

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The flood and landslides that hit Assam this year have reportedly had an impact on up to 8.9 million residents of the state, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

Digital Desk: Parimal Suklabaidya, the Assam fisheries minister, announced on Monday that the state government will provide financial assistance to the fish farmers who suffered significant losses as a result of the devastating floods in Assam in order to revive the state's fish business.

According to Suklabaidya, who spoke to ANI, the terrible floods caused considerable losses for roughly 80% of fish farmers totaling about Rs 1,000 crores, severely harming the fish industry.

"Nearly 80% of the fish farmers in the state have experienced a significant loss, with a value estimated at over Rs 1,000 crore. We gathered the information from various state districts. We will be able to obtain the precise figure by July 15. However, the preliminary data indicates that around 80% of the state's fish producers have been impacted, according to Parimal Suklabaidya.

He further stated that the Assam government wanted to offer assistance and common fish seeds to the distressed fish farmers in an effort to revive the fish business.

The Minister further stated that Assam is almost self-sufficient in terms of fish production.

The gap between overall demand and production has been narrowing because to programmes like the Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana (CMSGUY), the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), and Ghare Ghare Pukhuri Ghare Ghare Maach. Currently, 96% of the overall demand has been met, according to Suklabaidya.

The flood and landslides that hit Assam this year have reportedly had an impact on up to 8.9 million residents of the state, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

192 people in the state have already perished due to the calamities.

The flood has impacted 2.40 lakh hectares of agriculture in 34 districts.

In 12 districts, about 5.39 lakh people are still under the flood's effects. There are still 38751 individuals living in 114 aid camps spread across eight regions.

Two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams recently paid the impacted areas a visit to evaluate the damage.

The residents of the state are also concerned about contracting infections as a result of the flood. Through direct contact with contaminated waters, the risk of contracting water-borne infections rises when the floodwaters begin to recede.