Overview
- On Friday the state launched phased, minister-led, department-wise damage checks to record household, livestock and sector losses before broader work begins.
- A mission-mode, detailed assessment of houses, cattle and other assets will start on August 7 and run about 15 days to generate data for compensation.
- The government has scheduled meetings with government and private insurers and with NBFCs on August 5 to speed claim settlements and explore borrower relief measures.
- Major repairs to roads, embankments and other public infrastructure are set to begin from September 1 to avoid wasting funds while flood risk remains.
- Immediate relief measures include Rs 2,500 cash under the Ourunodoi scheme for affected families, redistribution of school uniforms valued at around Rs 8 crore, small grants for damaged schools, and a promised special reconstruction package for Sivasagar and Charaideo.