Guwahati, July 27 -- The death toll from the floods in Assam has risen to 68, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Disaster Reporting and Information Management System (DRIMS) here on Monday.

According to reports from the state, floodwaters are receeding across Upper Assam and the focus is now on relief operations including restoration of power supply.

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that ministers from the state goverenment will reach out across the starte to coordinate the rehabilitation operations. The state government's priority remain addressing relief to citizens in the worst-affected districts like Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat.

Earlier, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that a coordinated excercise was being mounted to res...