Over 3000 families have been rendered shelter less and crops worth Rs. 3.63 crore lost following the unprecedented flood now ravaging Garo Hills valley.
Mr G N Bhattacharjee, D C West Garo Hills, attributed its to breach in embankment in Brahmaputra and in Ring Bund in Kolongkini river near Hallidayganj.
He said that 17,253 persons were sheltered in four relief camps opened at Phulbari, Baitbari, Rajabala and Hallidayganj.
Mr Bhattarcharjee told this reporter on telephone that the district administration was fully stretched to meet the calamity.
The State Govt had sanctioned Rs. 75,000.00 for relief materials to the camp-inmates.
He informed that flood water had meanwhile receded almost by a foot. There was no report of any loss of human lives.
The Health Minister, Mr S K Marak, and two Minister of State, Mr Atul C Marak and Mr William Cecil Marak are supervising the relief works.