Seven districts of Assam — Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon, Sonitpur and Kamrup — are facing catastrophic flooding, with thousands of people affected and around 75 lives lost in the tragedy. Among these, Sivasagar has borne the brunt of the situation, with several people severely affected by the floods. These are among the worst floods witnessed in Assam in recent history, despite the state regularly facing the rising Brahmaputra and subsequent floods during the monsoon season.
While the recent heavy rainfall in Nagaland and adjoining areas has contributed to the flooding, the scale of the disaster has been compounded by extensive mining activities along the Assam-Nagaland border, including the extraction of stones and sand from river beds. Upstream deforestation, weakened and ageing embankments, and climate change-induced extreme rainfall events have further deepened the crisis, turning a natural hazard into a catastrophic humanitarian situation.
CPI(ML) expresses solidarity with all those affected by the floods and calls upon the government to declare the situation a national calamity and mobilise and deploy all necessary resources for relief and rehabilitation.
CPI(ML) also demands proper compensation for affected people, including support for the treatment of the injured, rebuilding of homes, restoration of livelihoods and rehabilitation of lives devastated by the floods. A high-level scientific commission must be constituted to examine the root causes of the disaster and recommend long-term preventive measures.
-- Central Committee, CPI(ML) Liberation | July 29, 2026
