Overview
- The official death toll in Assam’s monsoon floods has risen to 105, with the most recent confirmed fatality a drowning in Sivasagar, even as water levels and the number of people currently affected have fallen to roughly 24,000–32,000.
- The state has disbursed interim direct transfers of about Rs 146–150 crore, giving Rs 15,000 each to 96,842 families to meet immediate needs as people return home.
- A rapid damage-assessment drive is about 75% complete with more than 1,000 surveyors deployed and has so far recorded 26,681 damaged houses and preliminary losses of roughly Rs 480 crore.
- Officials plan staged verification rounds in September, aim to start final DBT compensation and fast-track Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana housing for eligible victims in the worst-hit districts ahead of Durga Puja.
- Neighbouring Odisha is facing a concurrent second flood spell affecting about 9.4 lakh people and has announced a Rs 1,000-crore relief package for six districts that focuses on farm inputs, livestock support and infrastructure repairs.