Eknath Shinde camp donates in CM relief fund amid Assam floods

Amid the ongoing flood situation in Assam the Eknath Shinde camp which has been living in a Guwahati hotel for over a week donated Rs 51 lakh to the CM relief fund to extend help to the affected populationFollowing the move by the Shinde camp Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his gratitude to the donors and said that it will go a long way in reaching out to the flood victimsShiv Sena MLAs and allies have decided to contribute Rs 51 lakhs to the Assam CMs relief fund to help the floodaffected people Eknath Shinde tweetedAlso read Will go to Mumbai on Thursday for floor test says Eknath ShindeResponding to the donation by the rebel MLAs Sarma tweeted Heartfelt gratitude to Honble Shiv Sena MLAs led by mieknathshinde ji for contributing Rs 51 lakh to CM Relief Fund The contribution shall go a long way in reaching out to the flood victims and ensuring relief in floodaffected areas of our StateMeanwhile the Indian Air Force IAF on Tuesday airlifted a total of 517 tons of relief material over the past six days informed the officialsRelief Operations by IAF continue unabated day and night Over the past six days a total of 517 Tons of relief material has been airlifted across various floodaffected regions of Assam and Meghalaya tweeted the IAFEarlier the Indian Airforce deployed seven types of fixed and rotarywing aircraft in various floodaffected areas informed the officials on SundayThe IAF deployed these aircraft with the aim to transport 77 tonnes of relief materialThe overall flood situation in Assam has improved but over 3303 lakh people in 28 districts continue to remain affected due to the natural calamity in the state the Assam State Disaster Management Authority ASDMA informed on SaturdayAccording to ASDMA a total of 117 people have lost their lives so far in the flood and landslides in the state this year of which 100 people died in flood alone while the remaining 17 died due to landslidesAs per the reports at least 10 people including four children died after drowning in the flood water in the last 24 hoursThe report also stated that 876 lakh people have been affected in Barpeta district alone followed by 508 lakh people in Nagaon 401 lakh in Kamrup 276 lakh people in Cachar 216 in Karimganj 184 lakh in Dhubri and 170 lakh people have been affected in the Darrang district of AssamNotably 3510 villages under 93 revenue circles of the state and nearly 91700 hectares of cropland is still reeling under the flood water 265788 people affected by flood water are still lodged in 717 relief camps set up by the administration of 22 districts in the state ASDMA reportedTwo drones have been deployed in Silchar of Cachar district for carrying out the flood inundation mapping as well as to provide the relief materials in the inaccessible areasNearly 142 lakh people of 155 villages under the Raha revenue circle have been affected by the current wave of floods