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Parties distribute relief in Margherita

Party members of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Saturday visited flood affected areas in Margherita where more than 2000 people are sheltering in relief camps. AGP General Secretary (Central Committee) Diganta Saikia said, “We distributed baby food products and Phenoyl to flood affected people at Ledo Maulang L.P School.” The areas affected by flooding waters under Margherita Panchayat are Bhitor Powai, Alubari, Makum qila, Ledo, Ketetong, Margherita Town, Hamukjan, Jagun and several other villages.

Margherita Constituency M.L.A Pradyut Bordoloi along with members of Margherita Block Congress Committtee also visited the flood affected areas and distributed essential commodities like rice, mustard oil, flat rice, baby food products, pulses, salt, biscuit and vegetables.

Members of the Margherita Journalists’ Association too came in to distribute food items to those affected by flood in Maulang Gaon sheltering at the Ledo Maulang L.P School.

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