11 dead on Monday and over 2 lakh in relief camps in Assam, reports ndtv.com

Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia on Monday sought from Prime Minister Narendra Modi a central package of at least Rs 20,000 crore for relief and rehabilitation work in areas that suffered damage due to flood over the last three to four years.

He urged the Centre to declare the problem of flood and erosion in the state, which has already claimed more than 70 lives this year, as a national calamity.

With floods wreaking havoc in the state annually, the Congress leader demanded at least Rs 20,000 crores as special central relief as compensation for the damage caused in the last three-four years due to flood and erosion.

Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) Monday cancelled at least 26 trains due to violent agitations against 'Agnipath' scheme of the Centre and damages wrecked by flood at several locations in Assam, an NFR official said.

A number of trains have also been short terminated, short originated, diverted or rescheduled, he added.

Besides those cancelled on Monday, while another five have been cancelled for Tuesday, NFR chief public relations officer Sabyasachi De said.

He said north-bound trains from Guwahati were mostly cancelled or changes were made in their schedules due to the violent agitation against 'Agnipath' in Bihar which lead to damage to raileway properties, including burning of railway coaches.

Trains bound for eastern Assam areas were cancelled or changes made in the schedules because of floods in the state, De said.

Damages have been caused to railway tracks due to the breach caused by the flood at Chaparmukh junction in Kampur section of Lumding and at Harisinga Tangla section of Rangiya division in Assam, he said in a statement.

Among those cancelled are Kamakhya-Gaya Express, Dibrugarh-Rajendranagar T Express, Seemachal Express, Avadh Assam Express and several intercity trains.

Five trains have been short terminated or short originated, four diverted and one rescheduled, the statement said.

More than 20 trains have been cancelled or the routes, destinations or originating points changed under NFR since Thursday following flooding of tracks in Assam and violent protests and bandh in Bihar from the next day against Agnipath, the Armed Force recruitment scheme.