New Delhi, Jun 28 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the rising water levels in the rivers Brahmaputra and Mahananda and assured them of all possible central help.
He also said that Modi Government stands firmly with the people of both states.
Taking to twitter, he said “Spoke to Assam Chief Minister Shri @sarbanandsonwal and Shri @himantabiswa to take stock of the alarming situation in Brahmaputra river and landslides near Guwahati. All possible help has been assured to the State. Modi government stands firmly with the people of Assam”.
In an another tweet, Mr Shah said “ I spoke to Bihar Chief Minister @nitishkumar regarding the rising water level of Mahananda river and assured him of all possible help from the Centre for the protection of people of Bihar.
Parts of the Brahmaputra river in Assam has been flowing above the danger mark due to the heavy rainfall in the region. Apart from Brahmaputra, Dikhow, Dhansiri, Jia Bharali, Puthimari and Beki rivers are also flowing above the danger level.
Similar situation has also arisen in Bihar as due to unrelenting rain, there has been consistent rise in the water level of Mahananda river. This could pose flood threat to districts falling under its domain if a similar trend continues.
Mahananda is one of the prime tributaries of the Ganga river in the eastern part of India. It originates from the hills of Darjeeling flows through Kishanganj, Purnia and Katihar districts in Bihar.
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