The floods have affected 18 districts, including Guwahati, the state capital.
Digital
Desk: On
Thursday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma complimented Bollywood actor
Arjun Kapoor and Bollywood director Rohit Shetty for donating Rs 5 lakh to the
state's CM Relief Fund for flood victims.
"Bollywood
actor Arjun Kapoor and filmmaker Rohit Shetty stood by the
flood-affected people of Assam with their contribution of 5 lakh to the CM
Relief Fund," Assam CM posted on Twitter. "I appreciate their
compassion and generosity."
Meanwhile,
with Assam still reeling from the havoc wreaked by pre-monsoon rains last
month, the state's flood situation worsened on Tuesday, following continuous
and severe rain since June 13.
The
floods have affected 18 districts, including Guwahati, the state capital.
This
year, the state has recorded 42 deaths as a result of floods and landslides,
including four people who were buried by a massive mountain of earth in the
Boragaon district on Tuesday.
Heavy rain has also flooded
roadways in numerous sections of the city, with Anil Nagar, Nabin Nagar,
Rajgarh Link Road, Rukminigaon, Hatigaon, and Krishna Nagar among the
worst-affected.
The official said that the National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF) and SDRF personnel deployed in these areas use boats to
rescue people and offer relief materials to those still stuck in flooded homes.
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