Silchar, Aug. 2 -- The flood situation in Assam is steadily improving, with affected people beginning to return home, but restoration and rehabilitation remain the government's biggest challenge, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday as he announced a time-bound recovery roadmap. Even as floodwaters recede, the death toll has risen to 82, with more than two lakh people still affected, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

In a Facebook Live session on Saturday evening, CM Sarma said that floodwaters are receding across the affected areas and people are returning home, but a large number of affected people are still in relief camps.

He added that, along with immediate relief and compensation, t...