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India northeastern flood response

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In late July 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with MPs from Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland and pledged full central assistance to address severe flooding caused by heavy rains and landslides in the two states. The government committed to timely relief, restoration, and support for the severe flooding that had affected more than 300,000 affected people, with people in the region. The Indian Air Force already conducting began large‑scale rescue operations. A few days later, on On 4 August, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda visited Assam’s flood‑hit Sivasagar district alongside with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. He Sarma, inspected damage in marooned villages, met displaced families, and reaffirmed that the central government would provide “no shortage” of financial assistance. Later that day Nadda also travelled to nearby Charaideo, using a tractor to reach isolated hamlets such as Bihubor and Nepali Khuti. The visit was part state government reported that more than 18,000 families had not received the first instalment of a three‑day tour Direct Benefit Transfer assistance because of Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh aimed at reviewing flood response and public‑health preparedness, underscoring bank‑account errors; officials are correcting the continuation data and expansion of central aid across will issue cheques or drafts where transfers fail. Gauhati University launched a conservation drive to restore centuries‑old manuscripts damaged by floodwaters, including a 300‑year‑old Ramayana and a 263‑year‑old Kirtan text. Education Minister Ranoj Pegu announced that schools in the affected northeastern states. districts would resume regular classes from 10 August, with temporary arrangements in relief camps for schools still unusable. The state is also working on relocation and reconstruction support for families whose homes were destroyed.

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