GUWAHATI, July 15 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi today telephoned Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to take stock of the flood situation and assured all support from the Centre. Sonowal apprised the Prime Minister of the large-scale devastation that the flood has had on the people and economy of the State and informed him about the details of relief, rescue and rehabilitation operations undertaken by the State government.
Chief Minister Sonowal also apprised the Prime Minister that State government has sensitised the district administrations in Barak and Brahmaputra Valleys and asked the Deputy Commissioners to reach out to the flood affected people with their men and materials. Sonowal also briefed the Prime Minister of the entire gamut of relief and rescue operations pressed into service to help the marooned people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured all help, support and cooperation from the Centre to help Assam government to bail out the situation and asked Chief Minister to undertake relief, rescue and rehabilitation measures on a war footing.
