CM reviews flood with central teams

The overall flood situation in Assam marginally improved on Wednesday. The water levels of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries continue its receding trend. According to information, the water level in some of the rivers in the 27 affected districts was receding and maintaining a steady trend in some others. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and two central teams today reviewed the prevailing flood situation. Gogoi reviewed the situation with Agriculture Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka, Revenue Minister Prithibi Majhi, Additional Chief Secretary P P Verma and senior officials of the health, irrigation, revenue, finance and forest departments. Two central teams have also arrived in the state to assess the damage caused by the floods in the state. A team headed by the Union Home Ministry Joint Secretary G V V Sharma visited the flood affected districts of Lower Assam and was also scheduled to visit Cachar district in the Barak Valley to assess the damage caused there. Another team, headed by Member Secretary of the National Tiger Conservation Authority Rajesh Gopal, reviewed the situation in Kaziranga National Park which has suffered large scale devastation with nearly 600 animals, including 17 rhinos, perishing in the recent deluge.