Guwahati, July 20: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has stated that the state government is closely monitoring the flood situation in Upper Assam and is committed to ensuring that relief and rescue measures reach affected people without delay. Rescue operations are in full swing across the flood-hit districts and are being supervised by a team of ministers deployed to oversee the ground situation and coordinate relief efforts with the local administration. The Chief Minister said, ’We are committed to provide all relief measures swiftly to the people affected by the floods.
The situation is being closely monitored by Team Assam on the ground.’ As part of the government’s response, senior minister Keshab Mahanta visited the flood-affected districts of Jorhat and Sivasagar on Monday to assess the situation and review ongoing rescue and relief operations. Mahanta inspected flood-hit areas in Teok, took stock of the prevailing conditions and interacted with residents affected by the deluge. Minister Susanta Borgohain visited flood-affected areas under the Bokota-Lakuwa Mandal in the Demow Assembly constituency, where overflowing rivers have inundated Lonporiya and several nearby villages.
Borgohain said the district administration has launched rescue operations to evacuate affected residents and shift them to safer locations. He added that rescue operations would continue in other inundated villages and that all necessary arrangements had been made to ensure the safety and well-being of affected families. The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated over the past two days following heavy rainfall, affecting tens of thousands of people across several districts.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the flood situation deteriorated significantly, with one person reported dead in Sivasagar district. The latest casualty has taken the flood-related death toll in the state this year to five. ASDMA data showed that more than 57,100 people have been affected across Charaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts.
The number of affected people has risen sharply from around 24,000 recorded a day earlier. Charaideo remains the worst-affected district, with nearly 24,000 people impacted, followed by Dhemaji, where over 22,000 residents are affected. Dibrugarh has reported more than 4,000 affected people, while floodwaters have also affected parts of Jorhat, Sivasagar, Tinsukia and Udalguri.
The Tea Association of India (TAI), Assam Branch, has expressed deep concern over flood fury posing threat to tea estates in Nazira Sub-Division in Sivasagar district of Assam. The TAI Secretary General Dipanjol Deka informed that sudden surge of water levels in the rivers originating in Nagaland resulted in all major rivers flowing above the danger level toward Assam valley in the north direction. The breach of the embankment on the Dorika River further aggravated the situation, causing extensive inundation across the tea estates of the Nazira region.
Among the affected estates, Bamonpookrie Tea Estate has suffered the most severe devastation. In an extraordinary and distressing incident, a pregnant worker delivered a baby inside the factory premises under extremely challenging circumstances as floodwaters made it impossible to reach a medical facility in time. Another expectant mother, who was on the verge of delivery, also required urgent medical attention, highlighting the grave humanitarian challenges faced by the stranded workers.
Despite the adverse conditions, the Management of the affected tea estates extended all possible assistance to the displaced workers by arranging shelter, cooked food, drinking water, essential supplies and emergency support. Estate staff worked tirelessly to ensure the safety and well-being of the workers and their families throughout the crisis. The Tea Association of India also acknowledges and sincerely appreciates the prompt response of the District Administration, Sivasagar, which coordinated rescue operations, facilitated the evacuation of stranded persons and ensured timely medical assistance for those in need.
The collaborative efforts of the District Administration, disaster response agencies and the estate managements have played a crucial role in safeguarding lives during this unprecedented natural calamity. An image of the deluged factory of Teok Tea Estates can be seen at https://theshillongtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/deluged-factory-of-Teok-Tea-Estates-300x135.jpg. A video of the flood situation can be viewed at https://theshillongtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/WhatsApp-Video-2026-07-20-at-12.29.38.mp4.
The Tea Association of India urges all concerned authorities to continue relief and rehabilitation efforts on priority so that normalcy can be restored at the earliest. The Tea Association of India stands in solidarity with the affected tea workers and their families and remains committed to working closely with the Government and district authorities in all relief, rehabilitation and recovery initiatives.
