Kaziranga (Assam) [India], July 3 (HBTV): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inspected flood affected areas in the state including an assessment of flood preparedness at Kaziranga National Park. Sarma visited the areas on Tuesday. 

Later, taking to his social media platform X, Sarma said in a post in Hindi that the establishment was actively engaged in relief and rescue operations. Arrangements have been made for shelter, health checkup and adequate food etc. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji has also assured that if any need arises, the central government will provide immediate help, he posted. 

"See, we are trying to help those who are currently affected. Medical health camps, later assistance for the reconstruction of the houses, making embankments, building roads, all this will be done but now we think that we can't. The Prime Minister has said that if there is any help from him, we will immediately ask for help," Sarma told reporters on Tuesday evening.   

Sarma also made an assessment of flood preparedness at Kaziranga National Park. He said to have concluded a late evening assessment of flood preparedness at Kaziranga National Park. He has instructed the deployment of additional National Disaster Response Force battalions to augment ongoing relief ops and asked for additional mobile veterinary clinics to assist stray wild animals, Sarma said in a separate post. 

The Assam chief minister visited Hatimura where the current flood breached a point of an embankment and assured that repair work will be completed at the earliest. 

The flood in Assam's Kaziranga National Park is still grim and five animals, including a rhino calf died in the national park due to the flood, park authorities said. 

The park authorities and state forest department have so far rescued 24 wild animals. According to the park authorities, the flood waters inundated 167 forest camps out of 233 camps inside the park.   

"Thirty four camps submerged in Agratoli range, 48 camps in Kaziranga range, 29 camps in Bagori range, 13 camps in Burapahar range, 7 camps in Bokakhat range, 22 camps in Biswanath Wildlife Division, 14 camps in Nagaon Wildlife Division," Sonali Ghosh, Field Director of Kaziranga National Park said. 

As a result of flooding, the park authorities vacated eight forest camps. 

According to latest reports on Tuesday by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the death toll caused by the floods have risen to 38 with three more people having drowned in flood waters. 

According to the ASDMA report on July 2, two people died in Tinsukia district and another died in Dhemaji district. The death toll has mounted to 38.   

Officials said that more than 11.34 lakh people in 28 districts have been affected.

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.