Kokrajhar, July 26: The flood situation remains unchanged in many parts of lower Assam, Kokrajhar and Chirang districts, though the situation has improved slightly with water levels of major rivers receding this morning.

In Kokrajhar district, over 6,500 people from 17 villages are taking shelter in relief camps. Under Kachugaon block in Gossaigaon sub-division, 5,002 people from 12 villages are taking shelter in make-shift camps. Similarly, 1,577 people from five affected villages are taking shelter at# relief camps built# along the roadside.

The rising water level of major rivers - Sankosh, Sormanga, Gongia - and their tributaries have breached# many embankments in the district. The PWD blacktop road in the Charagaon area by Longa river via Umangar has been completely eroded by at least half a kilometre.

In Chirang, 64 villages - 29 under Sidli revenue circle and 35 under Bijni circle - were affected by the floods with 13,045 people still taking shelter in 12 relief camps under Sildi circle while 16,954 people are housed at 10 relief camps under Bijni revenue circle.

Altogether 68 houses under Sildi, seven under Bijni, four roads, a bridge and a school were damaged in the floods.

The All Bodo Students Union (Absu) has appealed to the district administration as well as the district disaster management authorities to make a proper survey of the affected areas and provide adequate relief material and rehabilitation to those who are affected.

General secretary of Absu Kokrajhar district committee Nion Mushahary said the people of North Patgaon (63 families) have been living in relief camps for the past seven days but are provided only 9kg rice, 1kg dal, a mosquito net, a bottle of Phenyl, half a litre of mustard oil, a blanket and an umbrella per family but are not provided with any medical facilities.

He also said the affected people of Banglajhora (34 families), living in the relief camp for the past eight days, were not given mosquito nets or blankets and many affected people of New Banglajhora, Kashibari and west Banglajhora were not provided anything except 10kg rice and 1kg dal per family.

Absu also urged the police to arrest Goutam Biswas of GB Enterprise for supplying mouldy rice, unfit for consumption, to the flood-affected people at Kashibari, North Patgaon, Habrubari in Kokrajhar revenue circle.