Guwahati, July 15: Lending a helping hand to the flood affected people in its neighborhood, NRL team headed by DGM(CSR) Mr. P.K.Baruah distributed relief material to the people of Gandhigaon , a nearby village with a population of 375 people including 76 families. Rice, lentils, cooking oil, potatoes, sugar, bottled water, milk, biscuits etc were distributed to the people to meet their immediate daily needs.
It may be mentioned that Gandhigaon has been severely affected due to the rising levels of adjoining River Dhansiri, a tributary of the mighty Brahmaputra.21 families had to flee their homes and seek refuge in temporary camps set up in nearby schools, while cattle were shifted to temporary sheds made in elevated land close to the highway.
