Also, according to an official release, the two-day Indo-Bangladesh stakeholders meeting scheduled from July 19 has been postponed and the dates for the next meeting will be announced later
Rhinoceros move to an elevated area due to floods in Kaziranga National Park on Tuesday. Pic/PTI
Traffic has been restricted along the nearby national highways to allow safe movement of animals, according to an official report. ASDMA said the Brahmaputra river is flowing above the danger level at Jorhat, Tezpur, Guwahati, Goalpara and Dhubri along with Burhidehing at Khowang in Dibrugarh. Also flowing above their danger marks are Subansiri river at Badatighat in Lakhimpur, Dhansiri river at Numaligarh in Golaghat, Jia Bharali river at Sonitpur and Kopili river at Kampur and Dharamtul in Nagaon. The Puthimari river is flowing above the danger mark at Kamrup, Beki river at Barpeta, Barak river at Cachar and Badarpur river and Katakhal river at Hailakandi, it said. The Centre has released Rs 251.55 crore to the State Disaster Response Fund for for 2019-20. State Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a tweet, thanked the prime minister, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the "prompt release (of the grant-in-aid)" which, he said, "shall immensely help in relief operations and mitigating sufferings of the flood-affected people".
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat made an aerial survey of Dibrugarh and Majuli island -- the world's largest river island -- to review the situation with Assam Chief Minister Sarbananada Sonowal and members of his cabinet. Appreciating the efforts of the state government in flood mitigating, Shekhawat told reporters, "The Centre is behind the state government and all efforts are being made to provide relief to the people." The Union minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Sonowal on Monday and he was sent to take stock of the flood situation in the state. After the state sends it loss assessment report, the Centre will send a verification team for further release of funds, Shekhawat said. Assam Assembly Speaker H N Goswami said that due to the critical flood situation, the House session, which was scheduled to begin from July 18, has been postponed to July 26. Also, according to an official release, the two-day Indo-Bangladesh stakeholders meeting scheduled from July 19 has been postponed and the dates for the next meeting will be announced later.
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