Inter-ministerial Central Team visits Assam to assess the Flood Damages in the State
Guwahati, Rongili Barta: A high level Inter-ministerial Central Team (IMCT) comprising of six (6) nos. of members from different Ministries of Government of India reached Guwahati today to visit the flood affected districts of Assam from July 8 to 11, 2026 for an on-spot assessment of the flood damages during the year 2025 as well as 2026 till date.
The team is headed by Shri Praveen Kumar Rai, Joint Secretary (UT), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (GoI). Other team members are Shri Mahesh Kumar, Joint Director FCD, DoE, Ministry of Finance, GoI, Dr. SVSP Sharma, Scientist-SF, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad, Shri Sanjeev Kumar Suman, Director, CWC, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Shri Prabhat Kumar, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development and Shri Dheeraj, Regional Officer, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
The Central team was received by the senior officials of Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Assam (GoA) and headed by L. Sweety Changsan, IAS, Addl. Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Assam and Chief Executive Officer, ASDMA. The Team was briefed about the flood situation of the current year along with the damage details of the last year in an introductory meeting held in Guwahati. The team has been divided into groups who would visit the flood affected districts of the State from July 8th to 11th, 2026. The 1st team will visit the districts of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Biswanath (Gohpur) and the 2nd team will visit the districts of Cachar, Bajali and Chirang from 8th to 11th July, 2026.
Further, the team would wrap-up the details with the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Assam and other senior most officials of Government of Assam on July 10, 2026 at Janata Bhawan, Dispur. The meeting was also attended by Shri Parag Kumar Kakaty, ACS, Addl. Secretary and Addl. CEO, ASDMA, Shri Alakananda Medhi, ACS, State Project Coordinator, ASDMA, Shri Pankaj Chamua, ACS, Dy. Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Department and other senior officials of R&DM Department and ASDMA.