Assam CM Takes Hands‑On Lead in Flood Crisis, Orders All Departments to Stay Ground‑Level

Guwahati — As monsoon clouds stubbornly hang over Upper Assam, the Jaji, Dikhow and Dichang rivers have surged past the danger marks, turning towns like Jorhat, Sivasagar and Dibrugarh into watery mazes.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has been posting updates on X, told residents that the state government is adopting a “whole‑of‑government” plan. In plain words, every ministry, department and even the smallest field office is being asked to stay on the ground until the waters recede.

“I’m personally monitoring the situation in Titabar and every flood‑hit constituency,” Sarma wrote, adding that elected representatives are literally standing shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the affected families. It sounds almost theatrical, but the CM insists that collective effort is the best weapon against this disaster.

Ministers, MPs, MLAs and senior officials have been told to bunk in the flood‑hit districts, coordinating rescue boats, food packets and temporary shelters. Cabinet colleagues have been divided into mini‑teams, each tasked with supervising relief work in a specific district.

On the technical front, the administration is reinforcing vulnerable embankments with sandbags, controlled piping and other stop‑gap measures. The goal? To keep the water from spilling into villages and swamping whatever crops remain.

Health officials haven’t been left out either. Mobile medical units are cruising the flooded routes, screening vulnerable groups, and making sure that essential medicines don’t run out. The Health Department is on “high alert” and has stocked up on antibiotics, oral rehydration salts and other necessities to stave off any water‑borne disease outbreak.

For anyone in distress, newly activated helpline numbers are ringing nonstop. The state has also called in the National Disaster Response Force, which, in partnership with district teams, is pulling people out of stranded homes and ferrying them to safer camps.

Farmers, whose fields are now under several feet of water, are being shifted to higher ground wherever possible. The CM stressed that ensuring their safety—and getting relief to every family without delay—remains the top priority.

In short, the message is clear: the government isn’t watching from a distance. It’s right there, boots on the mud, hoping that coordinated action and a bit of patience will see Assam through this rainy nightmare.