Assam flood toll 66, BJP seeks relief funds from party workers
25% of flood-hit districts inaccessible: Assam CM“The BJP will require ₹12 crore to undertake this relief measure. I appeal to our party workers in and outside Assam to contribute to this noble cause,” he said.Mr. Sarma advised BJP workers to hand over donations of up to ₹2,000 to the local MLA.
- ▪25% of flood-hit districts inaccessible: Assam CM“The BJP will require ₹12 crore to undertake this relief measure.
- ▪I appeal to our party workers in and outside Assam to contribute to this noble cause,” he said.Mr.
- ▪Sarma advised BJP workers to hand over donations of up to ₹2,000 to the local MLA.
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GUWAHATIThe ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sought funds from its party workers to provide relief to Assam’s flood-affected people, as the death toll reached 66 by Saturday (July 25, 2026) night.Also read | Assam flood situation improves as water levels recede, 6.5 lakh still affectedAbout 94% of the more than 7.5 lakh affected people are from the three eastern Assam districts of Charaideo, Jorhat, and Sivasagar, all bordering Nagaland. The floods are in receding mode, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority.On Sunday (July 26, 2026), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that clothes would be distributed to 4 lakh women and children from Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, and Golaghat, the four severely affected districts, in that order.
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