Guwahati, June 17 -- Union Home minister Amit Shah has released the Flood Hazard Zonation Atlas of Assam during the annual conference of relief commissioners/secretaries of disaster management and state disaster response forces (SDRFs), civil defence, home guards and fire services of states/UTs.
"Today (Monday), the Union Home Minister launched the Flood Hazard Zonation Atlas of Assam, a satellite-based analysis of flooding patterns in the state.This Atlas will help us in regulating development in floodplains, promoting flood resilient agriculture, support crop insurance schemes, preparing disaster management plans among others," said Assam Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on his X handle.
This is the third version of the Flood Hazard Z...