GUWAHATI: Assam Trinamool Congress has asked Governor Jagdish Mukhi for immediate flood relief.
Assam TMC requested Governor that all flood victims in the state be provided with flood relief.
Nearly one million people were affected in Assam by floods that began to devastate the country since April of this year.
Assam TMC submitted a memorandum seeking Assam Governor Jagdish Mokhi’s intervention.
Ripun Bora of Assam TMC stated that relief must be provided for the affected.
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The Assam TMC president further suggested that the state government must also release Rs 5 lakh as ex-gratia grant to the next kin of all those who died due to floods.
“Most of those who died in floods were the only bread earners in the family. Considering this aspect, we demand that one in the family of the deceased must be absorbed in any government or semi government job,” Assam TMC chief Ripun Bora stated.
“Considering the unprecedented devastation in Barak Valley, especially Cachar district, a special package needs to be sanctioned separately for Barak Valley,” Ripun Bora added.
“Moreover we request you to advise the Assam government to sanction at least Rs 5 lakh to the next kin of each victim,” Bora stated in the memorandum to the Assam Governor.