Anything other than man-made is impossible to control unless and until nature takes its turn to.
Assam the state in India with 33 districts and with more than 45 lakhs residents face flood scenarios as a result of heavy rainfall every year. This year too they are facing severe food situations amidst the global pandemic due to heavy rainfall, which causes the river Brahmaputra to overflow ultimately resulting in a flood. The state faces flood scenarios as a result of heavy rainfall every year. News reports say that six more people have lost their lives due to flood, which causes flood death toll up to 77 in the last 24 hours, as on July 18th, 2020. The floodwater is seemed to be unchanged in the levels. Even though there is a decrease in rainfall, things might get worse again between July 18 and July 20, said Indian Metrological Department. About 36 lakh people across the state have been affected as the water engulfed the places. Animals in the Kaziranga national park dies as the flood water submerges the place. Reports say that 28 districts of the state are submerged. The Government of Assam has announced that it will launch the rehabilitation policy very soon for the flood-affected people.
India’s premium broadcast network, Times Network has announced the “India for Assam” campaign. The main aim of this campaign is to draw the attention of India, to create awareness and to raise flood relief funds for the state. This initiative urges all the citizens of India to extend their hands for Assam. With this, they have provided account details in their website to transfer funds.
MD and CEO of Times Network MK Anand said that the state is facing a severe flood amidst COVID-19. Appealing all the people of India to take a step to help the state to restore to their normal life.
With continuous news reports and coverage through news, websites, videos, and reporters from the affected places Times Network is creating awareness about the campaign. The campaign will run through TIMES NOW, TIMES NOW WORLD, MIRROR NOW and on timesnownews.com to create a maximum reach.
