The overall flood situation in Assam improved considerably on Monday with floodwaters receding over the past 24 hours.

However, the toll reached 86 with reports of death of four more persons — two in Barpeta district and one each in Kokrajhar and Dhubri districts of lower Assam.

Altogether 16 districts remained affected, with 12.24 lakh people impacted, of whom 14,727 are taking shelter in 388 relief camps.

“A total of 1,113 villages in 37 revenue circles of 16 districts are flooded, affecting a population of 12.24 lakh,” said a statement of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

Nearly 322 relief camps are operational in Barpeta, Chirang, Dhubri, Kamrup, Morigaon, Nagaon and Jorhat districts with 14,727 inmates and 66 relief distribution centres in Barpeta, Lakhimpur and Kamrup districts.

The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at Neematighat in Jorhat district and in Dhubri district. The Dhansiri is flowing above the danger level at Numaligarh in Golaghat district. The Jia Bharali is flowing above the danger level at NT Road crossing in Sonitpur district. The Kushiara is flowing above the danger level in Karimganj.

Altogether eight electricity poles were damaged in Udalguri district and 16 houses washed away in Barpeta district.

Flood relief

Earthful Foundation, a Guwahati-based NGO and Hard Rock Café (Andheri) will organise a concert in Mumbai on August 2 to raise funds for the flood-affected of Assam.

Altogether 14 artistes, including Angaraag (Papon) Mahanta, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Rav Jiani, Shantanu Moitra, Aditi Singh Sharma, Shilpa Rao, Akriti Kakkar, Neeti Mohan, Benny Dayal, Dipannita Sharma, among others, will perform.

Kingkini Mahanta, director of the Earthful Foundation, told this correspondent: “The flood situation has considerably improved in Assam but the flood-affected people need support for rehabilitation. We are trying to make an efffort to make Assam floods a national issue.”

Representatives of Vinayak Classes donated Rs 25,000. MLA Gurujyoti Das gave Rs 25,000. Assam forest department brand ambassador Ananda Khataniar gave Rs 25,000. Jayanti Contractors and Engineers and Kamrup Medicine Dealers’ Association gave Rs 2 lakh each. Voluntary group Ready to Help, the Dispur Baptist Church and assistant engineers 3F (PWD) contributed Rs 6 lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 52,300 each, Aakash Institute Rs. 51 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

Jitu Kissan, BJP Assam state general secretary, Tea Morcha, journalist Sunil Borah, representatives of the Skill Development Vocational Teacher's Association and Kamakhya Debuttor Board also contributed to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF).

Assam legislators Ashwini Ray Sarkar, Ashok Kumar Singhi, Dilip Kumar Paul, Prasanta Phukan and Suren Phukan also handed over their contributions to the CMRF.

The members of North East Debaters’ Association on Sunday donated essential commodities to 120 flood-affected in Dimou.

The Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) contributed Rs 10 lakh to the CMRF.

In Duliajan, the Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL) contributed Rs 50 lakh to the CMRF.

In Dhubri, BJP legislator of Golakganj Ashwini Roy Sarkar and BJP legislator of Bilasipara East Ashok Kumar Singhi handed over cheques for 101,000 each to the chief minister’s flood relief fund.

• Additional reporting by Pradip Kumar Neog in Duliajan and Mukesh Kr Singh in Dhubri