Guwahati, June 1 -- The Assam government on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the families of those who lost their lives in landslides in Guwahati following the heavy rainfall that lashed the city and other parts of the state in the last couple of days.

"We had a meeting to assess the ongoing flood situation in Assam. We are providing relief in several areas and have formed volunteer teams to help in the affected regions. The Assam Government will provide ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin of five people who lost their lives due to landslides in Guwahati," Jayanta Mallabaruah, Assam Public Health Engineering Minister and Housing & Urban Affairs Minister, said.

Mallabaruah made the announcement after meeting with ...