Guwahati, July 21 -- The Assam government has mounted a "swift, coordinated and people-centric response" to the flood situation caused by intense monsoon rainfall across the state and neighbouring hill regions, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Assam spokesperson Mita Nath Bora said on Tuesday.

According to Bora, exceptionally heavy rainfall over upstream catchments has led to a sharp rise in water levels of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, resulting in floods across several districts of Assam.

She said that reports from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) indicated that several areas of Assam received very heavy rainfall ranging between 115.6 mm and 204.4 mm in 24 hours, while some areas recorded extremely heavy rainfall of more t...