Monday, July 2, 2012

Sonia Gandhi visits flood-affected areas in Assam


Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited the flood hit state of Assam on Monday. Both Sonia Gandhi and Dr Singh made an aerial survey by helicopter of Majuli island, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts, which were among the worst-affected in the floods.
They also are set to survey the Kaziranga National Park, which has been completely submerged by flood waters. Earlier, the PM and Sonia Gandhi reached Jorhat’s Rowriah airport from New Delhi by a special flight at around 11:00 a.m.

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