Guwahati: The latest wave of floods in Assam has claimed around 100 human lives till Sunday (9 August 2026) and continued to affect more than 1.50 lakh people in the worst-hit districts of Charaideo, Sivasagar, Golaghat and Jorhat. Thousands of hectares of cropland were damaged, and a large number of domestic animals, along with poultry, were washed away by the floodwaters. A number of private houses, government infrastructure, along with roads and embankments, also collapsed during the recent flood. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while visiting the flood-hit localities, announced that a door-to-door assessment of damages has been undertaken and it will continue till 30 August. The central government recently approved an advance release of Rs 379 crore to Assam, considering the urgent need for resources in relief operations.
On the ground, along with various organizations and individuals, the volunteers of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Sangh-inspired outfits have been working on the rescue and relief programs in eastern Assam. Nearly 2000 Sangh workers were engaged in continuous support missions for over 40,150 families in 378 villages.
The relief teams have distributed essential supplies including food, water, medicines, and clothing in various affected areas. They are also supporting the affected families with house rebuilding and cleaning activities. Nearly 200 people from villages including Kakati Gaon, No 2 Konwar Gaon, Nepali Khuti, Bihubar and Chetia Koibarta under the Betbari area in the Sibsagar district were rescued and shifted to safer places by RSS workers.
The stranded villagers in Sundar Pukhuri, Bamun Pukhuri, Geleki and Rajabari were served cooked food items, clean drinking water, life-saving medicines, clothes and other essential items. Areas under the Jorhat district like Elengmora, Katiram Chuk, Kulai Chuk, Nalia Chuk, Shenchowa Chuk, Charighoria Chuk were also covered, and the affected families are being offered various items like rice, sugar, porridge, dry & baby food, biscuits, salt, clean drinking water, potatoes, clothes & bedding along with tripals, candles, soap, alum, medicines, mosquito-repelling coils, etc. Meanwhile, the volunteers in collaboration with the National Medicos Organization have conducted over 50 medical camps in the flood-affected areas.
Initially, the Sangh workers reached the stranded villagers on small boats and primarily distributed food items and drinking water to them. Later, the flood-hit families, comprising the elderly, women, children, and ailing members, were evacuated to safer places. Currently, the volunteers from Uttar Asom Pranta are supporting the victim families in various ways. They are also providing fodder and medicines for the surviving livestock. For the benefit of farmers, the volunteers are extending helping hands in the paddy fields so that the cultivators can plant crops in their lands. This humanitarian service by the workers of RSS and Seva Bharati reflects the eternal tradition of the Sangh under the motto of ‘Nar Seva, Narayan Seva’, where volunteers reach families in distress with humanitarian assistance.
