This is not the first time that Home Minister Amit Shah has made such a bizarre comment on Assam floods. This shows that the BJP government has not helped the people of the Northeast in any way who are facing the impact of climate change. He further said that the people of Assam are suffering a lot due to floods and erosion and the amount of erosion in the Manjuli area every year is terrible.

The people of Assam suffer long-term damage from erosion rather than floods as villages, schools, acres of land, homes and health facilities are submerged in the river. Poor women and children are the worst affected by climate change. More investment is needed for flood and erosion management in Assam. International organisations, local communities, district and state administration and the central government should extend a helping hand, he said.

Earlier, Home Minister Amit Shah had said on Saturday that heavy rains have caused a flood-like situation in Assam. I spoke to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa. The National and State Disaster Response Forces are working on a war footing to rescue and provide relief to the affected people. Meanwhile, the flood situation in Assam worsened on Sunday. Officials said that about 24 lakh people are facing floods.

Major rivers including the Brahmaputra are flowing above the danger mark. The death toll from floods and landslides this year has risen to 70. About 29 districts of the state are affected by floods. Dhubri district is badly affected. 7.95 lakh people are stranded in water there.