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According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), more than 7.05 lakh people have been affected across nine districts. Sivasagar remains the worst-hit district with nearly 3.5 lakh people affected, followed by Charaideo and Jorhat. The agency said 856 villages remain submerged and more than 56,600 hectares of crop area have been damaged.

 Addressing a press conference, Sarma said around 50,000 people in Nazira and another 30,000 in parts of Sivasagar had still not received relief as several areas remained cut off. "We are trying very hard to reach all the people with relief items, but still many are left out," the chief minister said.

He said floodwaters had started receding in some places, but thick layers of silt and mud covering roads continued to hamper relief operations. Sarma added that ministers had been stationed in the three worst-affected districts of Upper Assam and that additional boats, relief materials and essential supplies were being deployed to speed up assistance.

The chief minister also said previous attempts to airdrop relief supplies had proved unsuccessful because the consignments were damaged on impact. The state government would now discuss improved packaging methods with the Indian Air Force to make future air deliveries more effective.

BJP MLA Mayur Borgohain said nearly 30 per cent of the affected areas in his Nazira constituency had not yet received relief, with some villages continuing to face shortages of even drinking water.

Meanwhile, a central team is expected to visit Assam to assess the extent of the flood damage.

ASDMA said seven people died in Charaideo, six in Sivasagar and one in Jorhat during the past 24 hours. The state administration is currently operating 363 relief camps and distribution centres, where more than 1.15 lakh displaced people are being sheltered.